낭구
Korean edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Korean 남ᄀᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: nàmk-ón, topic-marked form) or a similar inflected form of 나모 (Yale: nàmwò), whose connective form before case-marking particles was 남ㄱ (nàmk-).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠ŋɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [낭구]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nanggu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nanggu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nanggu |
| Yale Romanization? | nangkwu |
Noun edit
낭구 • (nanggu)
- (Pyongan, Hamgyong, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Seoul) Dialectal form of 나무 (namu, “tree”)
- 엣날에 내 고향집 앞에서 아조 큰 낭구가 있었거던. (Gyeonggi dialect, Incheon)
- Ennare nae gohyangjip apeseo ajo keun nangguga isseotgeodeon.
- In my hometown home there was a big tree in front of my house.