Jeju edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Cognate to Korean 고양이 (goyang'i)

Pronunciation edit

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽konæŋi⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [konæŋi] ~ [koneŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonaeng'i
Yale Romanization?kwonayng.i

Noun edit

고냉이 (gonaeng'i)

  1. cat
  2. kitten

References edit

  • 고냉이” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Old Korean *kwò(y)ní +‎ 앙이 (-ang'i, diminutive suffix). See (goe) for more on the first element.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gonaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gonaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?konaengi
Yale Romanization?konayngi

Noun edit

고냉이 (gonaeng'i)

  1. (dialectal, Gangwon, Gyeongbuk, Hamgyong, Pyeongbuk) Synonym of 고양이 (goyang'i, cat)

References edit

  • 이병근 (Lee, Byeong-geun) (2004) “고양이 [goyang'i]”, in 어휘사 (Eohwisa / History of Words), →ISBN, pages 103-132