갱빈

Korean

Alternative forms

• 갱분 (gaengbun), 갱벤 (gaengben), 갱번 (gaengbeon), 갱문 (gaengmun), 깽빈 (kkaengbin), 깽분 (kkaengbun), 깽벤 (kkaengben), 깽문 (kkaengmun), 갱비랑 (gaengbirang), 강빈 (gangbin), 강벤 (gangben)

Etymology

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 강변 (江邊, gangbyeon, “riverside”), but with semantic widening. Gyeongsang and Jeolla speakers traditionally often used 강(江) (gang, “river”) for "ocean" as well.

Pronunciation

• (Busan) IPA^(key): /ke̞ŋbín/
• (Jinju) IPA^(key): /kɛŋbén/

Noun

갱빈 • (gaengbin)

1. (Gyeongsang) the bank of any large body of water: the seashore, the riverbank, etc.

   Hypernym: (Standard Seoul Korean, for any water regardless of size) 물가 (mulga)