Jeju

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 冷藏庫, likely borrowed directly from Korean 냉장고 (naengjanggo).

Pronunciation

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  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽næŋt͡ɕaŋko⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [næŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo] ~ [neŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengjanggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengjanggo
Yale Romanization?nayngcangkwo

Noun

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냉장고 (naengjanggo)

  1. refrigerator, fridge

References

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  • 냉장고” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 冷藏庫, from 冷藏 (refrigeration) + (depository).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo̞] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengjanggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengjanggo
McCune–Reischauer?naengjanggo
Yale Romanization?nāyngcangko

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
냉장고(冷藏庫) (naengjanggo)
North Korean
Standard Language
랭장고(冷藏庫) (raengjanggo)

냉장고 (naengjanggo) (hanja 冷藏庫)

  1. refrigerator
    Synonym: (Yanbian) 삥샹 (ppingsyang)
    남은 음식 냉장고에다 넣어 두었어.
    Nameun eumsig-eun naengjanggo-eda neo'eo dueosseo.
    I've put the leftovers in the fridge.