한국어

hangugeo · TOPIK 2

Korean language

🇰🇷 한국 (Hanguk, Korea) + 어 (eo, language) = Korea-language

From hanja 韓國語: 韓 Han (the Korean people) + 國 guk (country) + 語 eo (language). The ending 어 marks languages in general: 영어 is English, 일본어 is Japanese. The k of 한국 softens to g before the vowel, giving han-gu-geo.

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