🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

황야

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hwangya

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wilderness/ˈwɪldərnəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 황야에서 캠핑을 했다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.

    "The hikers ventured deep into the wilderness, away from civilization."
  2. 2

    A state of being wild or untamed.

    "The wilderness of her thoughts often led her to creative breakthroughs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'wilderness' originates from the Old English 'wildor', meaning 'wild animal', combined with the suffix '-ness', which denotes a state or condition. Historically, it has evolved to refer to uncultivated, uninhabited regions of land, emphasizing the wild and untamed aspects of nature.

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