Korean learner dictionary
높임말 meaning and pronunciation
nopimmal · honorific
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 45293Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 노핌말Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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사람이나 사물을 높여서 이르는 말.
English: honorific — A form of speech used to address or refer to a person or an object in a deferential manner.
Examples
- 한국어의 높임말.
- 높임말이 발달하다.
- 높임말을 구사하다.
- 높임말을 쓰다.
- 높임말로 말하다.
- '먹다'라는 단어의 높임말은 '드시다'와 '잡수시다'이다.
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- 사회 생활 > 말 · 언어
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