The Korean word for root is
뿌리
Translations for root and their definitions
| 뿌리 | |
| 1. n. root (of plants) | |
| 나무-가 뿌리-를 내린다 - The tree takes root in the ground | |
| 2. n. (figurative) origin, source | |
| 3. n. rare, nativising coinage synonym of 어근(語根), t=linguistic root, root morpheme. |
| 근원 | |
| 1. n. root, cause, source, origin | |
| 문제-의 근원 - cause of the issue | |
| 사건-의 근원 - root of the incident | |
| 만악-의 근원 - source of all evil | |
| 2. n. source (of a river) | |
| 나일-강-의 근원 - source of the Nile |
| 어근 | |
| 1. n. (linguistics) root |
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