🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

덩굴식물

Pronunciation / Transliteration: deong-gul sigmul

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Creeper/ˈkriː.pər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"정원은 격자에 올라가는 덩굴식물로 가득 차 있었다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A plant that grows along the ground or up a wall or other support.

    "The garden was filled with beautiful creepers that climbed the trellis."
  2. 2

    A person or thing that creeps or crawls.

    "He felt like a creeper watching the children play from a distance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'creeper' originates from the Middle English term 'crepe', derived from the Old English 'crēopan', meaning 'to crawl'. Historically, it has evolved to describe various plants that grow along the ground or structures, as well as certain animals that move in a crawling manner.

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