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-금 meaning and pronunciation

-geum · -geum

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 92116
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘돈’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -geum — A suffix used to mean money.

    Examples

    • 계약금
    • 기부금
    • 장학금
    • 찬조금
    • 축하금
Origin
金

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