🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

이니셜

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ini-syeol

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Initial/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"계약서의 각 페이지에 이니셜을 서명해 주세요."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To sign one's initials on a document.

    "Please initial each page of the contract to confirm your agreement."
As noun
  1. 1

    The first letter of a name or word, often used to represent a person.

    "His initials are J.D., which stand for John Doe."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'initial' comes from the Latin 'initialis', meaning 'of the beginning', derived from 'initium', meaning 'beginning'. The term evolved in Middle English to denote the first letters of a name or word, often used in the context of signing documents.

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