낭그

Korean

Etymology

See 낭구 (nanggu).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ŋɡɯ]
• Phonetic hangul: [낭그]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nanggeu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nanggeu
McCune–Reischauer?	nanggŭ
Yale Romanization?	nangku

Noun

낭그 • (nanggeu)

1. (Pyongan, Hamgyong, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Seoul, Yukchin, Russia) Dialectal form of 나무 (namu, “trees, wood”)
   • 1981 August 17, 양재춘 [yangjaechun], “나무하러 갔다 호랑이에게 물려간 어린아이 [namuhareo gatda horang'iege mullyeogan eorinai]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 강원도 양양군 손양면 [gang'wondo yang'yanggun sonyangmyeon]:

     그때 인제 집이 없으니껜 낭그를 찍어서 인제 그 안에 자는데...

     Geuttae inje jib-i eops-eunikken nanggeu-reul jjigeo-seo inje geu an-e ja-neunde...

     Back then they didn't have a house so they struck a tree and slept inside it.