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 12. Terms of Western Origin (외래어)

Guidelines

(a) Treat words of Western origin in the same manner as words of Korean, Chinese, or other origin.

(b) Connect a suffix of Korean or Chinese origin to a word of Western origin and also connect a word of Western origin when it is used as a suffix.

(c) When a proper noun of Western origin appears with a generic term for a type of topographic feature, treat the combination as one word.

(d) When it can be determined that a word or words in Korean consisted of more than one word in the original language, apply the following guidelines.