"gook" (rhymes with "book")

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Sat Mar 19 06:21:42 UTC 2005


>The editor's note could be based on yet another misunderstanding of
>Korean: "miguk" = 'American person', "hanguk" = 'Korean person'.

Quibble: "Miguk" = "America" (cognate with Chinese "Meiguo"), "Hanguk" =
"Korea". "Migukin"/"Miguksaram" = "American" (n.), "Hangukin"/"Hanguksaram"
= "Korean" (n.) ... I think.

-- Doug Wilson



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