minjung
Meanings
noun
- In South Korea, peasants or working-class people.
Word forms
Etymology
From Korean 민중(民衆) (minjung), from Middle Chinese 民眾 (MC mjin tsyuwngH, “common people, the masses”). Compare Mandarin 民眾 /民众 (mínzhòng).
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