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Koreanic

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəɹiːˈænɪk/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Belonging to or dealing with the languages originally spoken in the Korean Peninsula.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A language family spoken primarily in the Korean Peninsula, consisting of Korean proper and Jeju together with extinct ancient relatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Korean + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Koreaans — of or pertaining to the Koreanic language family
  • French: coréanique — language family spoken primarily in the Korean Peninsula
  • Korean: 한국어족 (han'gugeojok) — language family spoken primarily in the Korean Peninsula
  • Spanish: coreánico — language family spoken primarily in the Korean Peninsula