Etymograph

English

Shawol

Shawol comes from Korean 샤월, from 샤이니 월드 ‘SHINee World’, and ultimately from English world.

  1. English1500–presentworld
  2. Koreanmodern샤이니 월드syaini woldeu‘SHINee World’
  3. Korean, derivedmodern샤월syawolshortening of 샤이니 월드
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2011Shawol

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentworld
  2. Koreanmodern샤이니 월드syaini woldeu‘SHINee World’
  3. Korean, derivedmodern샤월syawolshortening of 샤이니 월드
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2011Shawol

Earliest quotation: 2011, Jaelle Hwang, SHINee's First Concert in Singapore: “A few lucky Shawols standing close to the stage…”

Today it means

noun A fan of the South Korean boy band SHINee.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English world / Shawol