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U+B0C9, 냉
HANGUL SYLLABLE NAENG
Composition: + +

[U+B0C8]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B0CA]




나 ←→ 냐

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeng
McCune–Reischauer?naeng
Yale Romanization?nayng

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (cold)

Noun

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(naeng) (hanja )

  1. (South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen
Alternative forms
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  • (, raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally (raeng).

Syllable

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(naeng)

  1. (South Korea) : to be cold
    (eumhun reading: (chal naeng))
    (MC reading: (MC leng|laengX|lengX))
Usage notes
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In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading (raeng) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from (raeng) to (naeng) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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  • (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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