미터
miteo · TOPIK 1
meter (unit)
📏 미터 (mi-teo) = English meter, borrowed straight into Korean
A loanword: Korean has no final r sound here, so meter becomes mi-teo, with 터 standing in for the English -ter. Say meter with a soft, open ending and you already have the word. Same pattern as 센티미터 (centimeter) and 킬로미터 (kilometer).