강남
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), from the Middle Korean reading 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm).
In Seoul, south of the Han River; in China, south of the Yangtze. The now archaic sense of "China" in general is very old, being attested since at least the fifteenth century, and may date from the Southern Song (1127−1279), when the capital of China was in Jiangnan.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠ŋna̠m]
- Phonetic hangul: [강남]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gangnam |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gangnam |
McCune–Reischauer? | kangnam |
Yale Romanization? | kangnam |
Noun edit
Proper noun edit
- (generally) the south area of the Han River, especially of Seoul, known for its affluent residents
- 강남 좌파 ― gangnam jwapa ― champagne socialist (literally, “Gangnam leftist”)
- Gangnam (a district of Seoul, South Korea)
- Alternative form of 순천 (suncheon) (a city of South Korea)
- Jiangnan (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta, the country's most productive area since the early second millennium)
- (archaic, by extension) China
- 강남천자국 ― gangnamcheonjaguk ― China (literally, “Son of Heaven's country in Jiangnan”)
Descendants edit
- → English: Gangnam