콩

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as 코ᇰ (Yale: khwoG).

Pronunciation

• IPA: kʰoŋ
• Phonetic hangul: 콩

Romanization

Revised	kong	transliteration	kong
McCune–Reischauer	k'ong	Yale	khong

Noun

콩 (kong)

콩 (kong, “soybeans”).

1. soybean
2. (by extension) Beans and legumes in general.

Derived terms

• 땅콩 (ttangkong, “peanuts”)
• 완두콩 (wandukong, “peas”)
• 콩과 (konggwa, “Fabaceae”)
• 콩국수 (kongguksu, “a cold soy-and-noodle soup”)
• 콩나물 (kongnamul, “bean sprouts”)

See also

• 콩 on the Korean Wikipedia.ko.Wikipedia