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Korean learner dictionary

-파

-pa · -pa

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Entry 1

NIKL target code 83206
Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘파동’ 또는 ‘물결’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -pa — A suffix used to mean a flow or a wave.

    Examples

    • 마이크로파
    • 전자파
    • 지진파
    • 충격파
Origin

Entry 2

NIKL target code 83207
Part of speech: 접사Level: Advanced · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    ‘어떤 생각이나 행동의 특성을 가진 사람’의 뜻을 더하는 접미사.

    English: -pa — A suffix used to mean "a person who has the character of a certain idea or action."

    Examples

    • 강경파
    • 개혁파
    • 개화파
    • 고전파
    • 과격파
    • 급진파
Origin