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-용 meaning and pronunciation

-yong · -yong

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 88913
Part of speech: 접사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    '그것을 위해 쓰이는 물건' 또는 '그 사람을 대상으로 하는 물건'의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -yong — A suffix used to mean an object used for something or an object for that person.

    Examples

    • 가정용
    • 개인용
    • 겨울용
    • 관상용
    • 공공용
    • 공업용
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