🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

진짜의

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jinjja-ui

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Echt/ɛxt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그것은 진짜 가죽으로 만든 가방이다."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Truly authentic or genuine; characteristic of its kind without adulteration.

    "The gallery curator confirmed that the painting was an echt masterpiece of the period."
  2. 2

    True to a specific type, style, or stereotype; quintessential.

    "His sarcastic commentary was echt modern cynicism."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Borrowed directly from German 'echt', meaning genuine or real, tracing back to Middle High German 'eht', derived from Old High German 'ewicat' meaning eternal or valid. It entered English usage primarily in artistic and cultural critique contexts during the late 19th and 20th centuries to denote authentic or unadulterated quality.

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