🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

군인

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gunin

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Soldier/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"군인이 용감하게 그의 나라를 방어했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who serves in an army.

    "The soldier bravely defended his country during the conflict."
  2. 2

    A person engaged in military service.

    "After years of training, she became a professional soldier."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'soudiour', originating from Old French 'soudor', which comes from Late Latin 'solidarius', meaning 'a soldier who receives pay'. This is ultimately rooted in the Latin 'solidus', a Roman coin used to pay troops. Over the centuries, the term evolved to designate any member of an army, particularly enlisted personnel.

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