🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

빨간색

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ppalgan-saek

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Red/rɛd/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"빨간색은 매우 눈에 띄는 색입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A color at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet.

    "The red of the sunset was breathtaking."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Of a color resembling that of blood, fire, or rubies.

    "She wore a red dress to the party."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'red' originates from the Old English 'read', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*rauthaz'. The term has evolved through various languages, maintaining its association with the color of blood and fire, symbolizing warmth and intensity.

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