English
Hyundai
Hyundai comes from Korean 현대(現代) ‘modern times’.
- Koreanmodern현대(現代)現代‘modern times’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Hyundai
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Koreanmodern현대(現代)現代‘modern times’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991Hyundai
Earliest quotation: 1991, Writing Center of New Mexico State Unive, Puerto Del Sol: “She could just imagine him wilting as Janice made…”
The story
The Hyundai Motor Group takes its name from the conglomerate with which it was historically affiliated, the Hyundai Group.
Every English word from Korean 현대(現代)
Today it means
noun A car manufactured by the Hyundai Motor Group.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 현대(現代) / Hyundai