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I'm pretty sure Korean word 빵 was imported from Japanese way later than 1500s. Most likely during the colonial period (1910--1945) or shortly before that. As
by yongjik 9y ago
I'm pretty sure Korean word 빵 was imported from Japanese way later than 1500s. Most likely during the colonial period (1910--1945) or shortly before that.
As other comments explain, Japanese pan is pronounced not with [n] but with a uvular nasal, which is close to "ng" in English "king", so Japanese word-final "n" is commonly imported to Korean as ㅇ ("ng").