난추니

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 나친〮 (Yale: nàchín), from Middle Mongol ᠨᠠᠴᠢᠨ (način, “falcon”), whence Mongolian начин (način); ultimately from an unknown Central Asiatic source. Compare also Common Turkic *lāčïn (“falcon”) along with its descendants, such as Azerbaijani laçın, Turkmen laçyn and Kazakh лашын (laşyn), and Manchu ᠨᠠᠴᡳᠨ (nacin, “falcon”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ɲt͡ɕʰuni]
• Phonetic hangul: [난(ː)추니]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nanchuni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nanchuni
McCune–Reischauer?	nanch'uni
Yale Romanization?	nān.chwuni

Noun

난추니 • (nanchuni)

1. falcon

Synonyms

• 아골 (agol)

Antonyms

• 익더귀 (ikdeogwi)