에어컨

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air conditioner

❄️ 에어컨 = e-eo-keon, clipped from English air con(ditioner)

A loanword: Korean borrowed air conditioner and cut it short, just like English air con. 에어 (e-eo) is air, 컨 (keon) is con. Say air-con with a Korean accent and you already have the word.

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