🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

애정 표현

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aejeong pyohyeon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Endearment/ɪnˈdɪərmənt/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 남편에게 다정한 애정 표현을 했다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A word or act expressing affection or fondness.

    "She whispered terms of endearment to her sleeping child."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'endear' (from 'en-' + 'dear', meaning to make dear), with the nominal suffix '-ment' added in the 17th century to denote an action or expression of affection.

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