동서남북 (東西南北) are the Sino-Korean words for east (東), west (西), south (南), and north (北), but there are also pure Korean words: 새 means east, 하늬 west, 마 south, and 높 north. Besides referring to directions in general, the pure Korean words are also used by some farmers and sailors to refer to the direction of the wind, which is 바람 in pure Korean and 풍(風) in Sino-Korean.
- east wind: 동풍(東風) or 샛바람
- west wind: 서풍(西風) or 하늬바람
- south wind: 남풍(南風) or 마바람
- north wind: 북풍(北風) or 높바람
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