minjung

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In South Korea, peasants or working-class people.

Word forms

minjung

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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