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TOPIK 5noun

오염원

oyeomwon [오여뭔]

오염원이 · 오염원을

source of pollution, pollutant source

Example

공장 폐수가 강의 주요 오염원으로 밝혀졌습니다.

Factory wastewater was found to be the river's main source of pollution.

Word parts

오 dirty염 stain원 source

오염 'pollution' + -원 'source', as in 자원 'resource'.

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Pronounced [오여뭔]: the ㅁ links over to 원 (o-yeo-mwon).