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Sunhung

Sunhung proper noun: a township administered as part of the municipality of Yeongju in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, (historical) formerly the seat of a district of Joseon Korea.

Proper noun

Sunhung

  1. A township administered as part of the municipality of Yeongju in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, (historical) formerly the seat of a district of Joseon Korea.

Forms of Sunhung

alternative formSunheung
alternative formSunhŭng

Origin of Sunhung

An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Sunhŭng of Korean 순흥(順興) (Sunheung), literally meaning "Following", "Obeying", or "Adhering to Prosperity" or "Success" but also used as a Sino-Korean transcription of a local clan name.

Questions about Sunhung

What does Sunhung mean?
Sunhung means a township administered as part of the municipality of Yeongju in North Gyeongsang, South Korea, (historical) formerly the seat of a district of Joseon Korea.
What part of speech is Sunhung?
Sunhung is a proper noun.

Words near Sunhung in the dictionary

  1. sunhat
  2. sunhats
  3. sunhatted
  4. sunhood
  5. sunhoods
  6. Sunhung
  7. suni
  8. Suniga
  9. Sunigas
  10. Sunil
  11. sunis

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