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-왕 meaning and pronunciation

-wang · -wang

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 72693
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    '일정한 분야나 범위 안에서 으뜸이 되는 사람이나 동물'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -wang — A suffix used to mean a person or animal that is at the top of an area or range.

    Examples

    • 발명왕
    • 싸움왕
    • 저축왕
    • 컴퓨터왕
    • 신인왕
Origin
王

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