English
gganbu
Gganbu comes from Korean 깐부 ‘pal, friend’.
- Koreanmodern깐부kkanbu‘pal, friend’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021gganbu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
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- Koreanmodern깐부kkanbu‘pal, friend’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021gganbu
Earliest quotation: 2021, Kayti Burt, Squid Game’s Most Heartbreaking Hour is Also Its Best: “If a gganbu is, as Il-nam describes it: “a…”
Every English word from Korean 깐부
Today it means
noun A best friend.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 깐부 / gganbu