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HANGUL SYLLABLE NAENG
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나 ←→ 냐

Korean

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from (cold)

Noun

• (naeng) (hanja )

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

Etymology 2

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

Syllable

(naeng)

  1. (South Korea) : to be cold
    (eumhun reading: (chal naeng))
    (MC reading: (MC leng|laengX|lengX))
Usage notes

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
  • (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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