🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

벌크화물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: beolkeu-hwamul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bulk货物/bʌlk ˈhɜː.wʊd/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 항구는 대형 벌크화물을 처리하기 위한 시설이 잘 되어 있다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Commodities or cargo that are transported in large quantities without being packaged, bundled, or contained in individual units.

    "The port terminal is specially equipped to handle various types of bulk cargo efficiently."
  2. 2

    Loose freight loaded directly into the hold of a ship or transport vehicle.

    "Grain and coal are typically shipped as bulk goods across international waters."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a hybrid lexical item combining the English word 'bulk' (derived from Old Norse 'búlki', meaning a cargo or heap) and the Korean transliterated noun 'hwamul' (货物, meaning cargo or freight). It is commonly used in international trade, logistics, and shipping contexts within bilingual Korean-English environments to denote unpacked cargo.

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