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고유어
Refers to words that are purely indigenous to the Korean language, as opposed to loanwords from Chinese (Hanja) or Western languages.
Examples in context
순우리말인 고유어를 사랑하고 아껴야 한다
We should love and cherish native Korean words
이 단어는 한자어가 아닌 고유어이다
This word is a native word not a Sino-Korean word
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