월남

wolnam
Noun

Definitions

1
going south over the border
The act of crossing the border and going south.
어떤 경계선의 남쪽으로 넘어감.
2
defection from North Korea
The act of coming to South Korea from North Korea.
북한에서 남한으로 넘어옴.

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Dictionary data from Korean Learners' Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA.