Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 순(純) (sun, pure, unmixed) + 혈(血) (hyeol, blood). See also Japanese 純血 (junketsu).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sunhyeol
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sunhyeol
McCune–Reischauer?sunhyŏl
Yale Romanization?swun.hyel

Noun

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순혈 (sunhyeol) (hanja 純血)

  1. purebred, pureblood, thoroughbred