🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

풍경

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pung-gyeong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Landscape/ˈlænd.skeɪp/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #980 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"창밖의 풍경이 아름답습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    All the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.

    "The rolling green hills formed a picturesque landscape under the morning sun."
  2. 2

    A large area of land, especially in relation to its geographical character or historical associations.

    "Industrial development has dramatically altered the rural landscape of the region."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'landschap', meaning a tract of land, which was introduced into English in the late 16th century primarily as a painter's term. It combines 'land' (from Proto-Germanic *landą) and '-schap' (suffix denoting condition or quality, cognate with English '-ship'). Over time, its meaning broadened from a picture representing inland scenery to the actual physical scenery itself.

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