Korean slang profile
EMS
ems
European Monetary System
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유럽통화제도 (European Monetary System).
- Expanded form
- 유럽통화제도유럽통화제도 (European Monetary System)
- Other spellings
- —
- Earliest source found
- May 1, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
유로화 도입 이전의 EMS를 소개하는 자료를 읽었다.
I read material introducing EMS before the euro was introduced.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유럽통화제도” with “EMS”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The name and Roman-letter abbreviation in the contemporary article were compared. The full original-language form and first use remain unverified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 세계경제 달러엔유로貨 주도/내년 출범 유로貨체제 어떻게 되나 (서울신문)Published May 1, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026