고갱이

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 고ᄀᆡ야ᇰ (Yale: kwokoyyang).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gogaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gogaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?kogaengi
Yale Romanization?kokayngi

Noun

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고갱이 (gogaeng'i)

  1. The pith of a stem
  2. (by extension) The core of a matter