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사랑한다는 말은, 원래 「생각한다」였다

'Sarang' once meant 'to think of someone'

문증 what the dictionary records

채널 얼굴 6번(첫 10편). 순우리말 어원 대표편. 핵심: 중세국어 '사랑하다'는 '생각하다(思)'의 뜻이었다 → 오늘의 '사랑하다'. 감성 최고점. 思量(사량) 한자 기원설은 '설'로만 언급하고 단정 금지(오쌤 규칙). 옛한글 조합 자모는 화면·대본 모두 금지 — 아래아 표기는 말로만 설명.

0 사랑, 원래 무슨 뜻이었을까What did 'sarang' originally mean?

'Sarang' (love) is a word we use every day. Five hundred years ago it meant something else entirely: to think of. · Lossless WAV; original at brain-hz.com.

  • 사랑
  • 오백 년 전의 뜻은?

1 옛말에서 사랑하다 = 생각하다In Middle Korean, 'to love' meant 'to think'

In early Joseon texts, 'saranghada' often only makes sense if read as 'to think of'. Old character primers even glossed 思 (think) with this word.

  • 사랑하다 = 생각하다
  • 생각 사(思)의 옛 새김

2 생각하다가 사랑하다가 된 이유How 'thinking of' became 'loving'

Thinking of someone leads to cherishing them. The word followed the path the heart takes: think of → cherish → love.

  • 생각하다 → 아끼다 → 사랑하다

3 그때 사랑하다는 「괴다」였다The old word for 'to love' was 'goida'

The older verb for loving was 'goida' — as in the Goryeo song Jeonggwajeong: 'goi-o-syosyeo', please love me.

  • 괴다 = 사랑하다(옛말)
  • 정과정 「괴오쇼셔」

4 사전은 이렇게 본다 — 사량(思量) 설What the dictionary says: the 思量 theory

Some say 사랑 comes from the hanja 思量 (think + measure). It fits well, but it is one theory among several — not settled. We say so plainly.

  • 사량(思量) 설
  • ※여러 설 중 하나 — 단정 금지

5 누군가를 자꾸 생각한다면If you keep thinking of someone

Sarang came from thinking. If someone keeps coming to mind — Korean already told you what that is. To love was to think of.

  • 사랑한다 = 생각하고 있다

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