🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

산바람

Pronunciation / Transliteration: san-baram

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Mountain wind/ˈmaʊn.tɪn wɪnd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"시원한 산바람이 계곡을 따라 불어왔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A breeze or wind that blows down the slopes of a mountain, typically occurring at night as air cools and descends.

    "The chilly mountain wind swept through the valley as dusk fell."
  2. 2

    Any wind characteristic of or originating in mountainous regions.

    "Climbers braced themselves against the fierce mountain wind near the summit."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the URL-encoded pinyin 'shān-fēng' (山风), combining the Old English 'munt' (from Latin 'montem') with 'wind' (from Proto-Germanic '*windaz'). Historically used in meteorological and literary contexts to describe air currents descending or moving across high-altitude terrain.

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