🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

창녀

Pronunciation / Transliteration: changnyeo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Whore/hɔːr/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 가족을 부양하기 위해 창녀로 일했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person, typically a woman, who engages in sexual acts for money; a prostitute.

    "She worked as a whore to support her family."
  2. 2

    A derogatory term for someone perceived as promiscuous or morally loose.

    "He called her a whore for dating multiple people."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'whore' originates from the Old English 'hōre', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*hōrō', meaning 'to desire' or 'to lust'. Over centuries, the word evolved to denote a woman who engages in sexual activities for money, reflecting societal views on sexuality and morality.

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