실향민

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 失鄕民, from 失 (“to lose”) + 鄕 (“hometown”) + 民 (“people”).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?silhyangmin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?silhyangmin
    McCune–Reischauer?sirhyangmin
    Yale Romanization?sil.hyangmin

    Noun

    실향민 • (silhyangmin) (hanja 失鄕民)

    1. displaced person
      1. more precisely, one forcibly separated from their families as a result of the Korean War
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