🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

달콤한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dalkomhan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sweet/swiːt/
adjectivenounadverbCEFR A1 (Beginner)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 케이크는 달콤하다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having the pleasant taste characteristic of sugar or honey; not salty, sour, or bitter.

    "The ripe mango was exceptionally juicy and sweet."
  2. 2

    Pleasing or delightful to the senses, mind, or feelings; kind and amiable.

    "She wrote me a very sweet note thanking me for the help."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'swēte', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*swōtijaz', with roots tracing back to the Indo-European root '*swādw-', meaning pleasant or agreeable. Over centuries, the term expanded from describing gustatory tastes of sugar and honey to figurative applications involving pleasant sounds, amiable personalities, and endearing affection.

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