Korean

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Etymology

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/i/-umlaut form of 남기다 (namgida). Compare 냄기다 (naemgida).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenggida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenggida
McCune–Reischauer?naenggida
Yale Romanization?nayngkita

Verb

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냉기다 (naenggida) (infinitive 냉겨 or 냉기어, sequential 냉기니)

  1. Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Pyongan, Hwanghae, Hamgyong, and Yukjin form of 남기다 (namgida, to leave behind)
    • 1980 August 25, 박찬섭 [bakchanseop], “도둑놈이 잡아 준 명당자리 [dodungnomi jaba jun myeongdangjari]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 충청북도 청주시 탑동 [chungcheongbukdo cheongjusi tapdong]:
      자기 아마 냉겨 되었던가 모모한...
      Jagi-ne ama i sam nyeon-i naenggyeo doeeoss-eot-deon'ga cham momohan-de...
      You ended up leaving behind about three years, that's quite worthy of mentioning...