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새



bird
bird


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새
     1. n. bird (in general)
           새-가 힘차게 날개-를 치며 저 하늘-을 향해 활활 날아올랐다. - The bird soared to the skies, mightily flapping its wings.
           새-들-이 나뭇가지 위-에 앉아 짹짹 지저귀-며 노래하고 있다. - There are birds chirping and singing on a tree branch.
     2. det. new, novel; fresh
           길고 길었-던 밤-이 새니 이윽고 세상-에 새 날-이 밝았다. - The long night has passed, and a new day has dawned upon the world.
           우리-에게-는 참신한 새 아이디어-들-이 절실히 필요하다. - We are desperately in need of original and fresh ideas.
     3. n. contraction of 사이
     4. n. (tlb, uncommon in isolation)
     5. n. (ng, a general term for any plant from the family Poaceae): the true grasses
     6. n.          (specifically) (a type of grass native to East Asia)
     7. n.          (short for, 억새:) silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis)
     8. n. straw thatch used for roofing
     9. n. synonym of 국새(國璽), t=royal seal; state seal
     10. n. (southern Gyeongsang) Alternative form of 새우, t=shrimp, from=dialectal
     11. n. (obsolete) east
     12. v. of 새다



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