낭구

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean 남ᄀᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: nàmk-ón, topic-marked form) or a similar inflected form of 나모 (Yale: nàmwò), whose connective form before case-marking particles was 남ㄱ (nàmk-).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ŋɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [낭구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nanggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nanggu
McCune–Reischauer?	nanggu
Yale Romanization?	nangkwu

Noun

낭구 • (nanggu)

1. (Pyongan, Hamgyong, Gangwon, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Seoul) Dialectal form of 나무 (namu, “tree”)

   엣날에 내 고향집 앞에서 아조 큰 낭구가 있었거던. (Gyeonggi dialect, Incheon)

   Ennare nae gohyangjip apeseo ajo keun nangguga isseotgeodeon.

   In my hometown home there was a big tree in front of my house.