Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 고ᄀᆡ야ᇰ (Yale: kwokoyyang).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gogaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?kogaengi
Yale Romanization?kokayngi

Noun edit

고갱이 (gogaeng'i)

  1. The pith of a stem
  2. (by extension) The core of a matter