냉

냉 U+B0C9, 냉 HANGUL SYLLABLE NAENG Composition: ㄴ + ㅐ + ㅇ ← 냈 [U+B0C8] Hangul Syllables 냊 → [U+B0CA]

내낵낶낷낸낹낺 낻낼낽낾낿냀냁 냂냃냄냅냆냇냈 냉냊냋냌냍냎냏
나 ←	→ 냐

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛŋ] ~ [ne̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [냉/넹]

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冷 (“cold”)

Noun

냉 • (naeng) (hanja 冷)

1. (South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen

Alternative forms

• 랭 (冷, raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Derived terms

• 냉각/랭각 (冷却, naenggak/raenggak)
• 냉기/랭기 (冷氣, naenggi/raenggi)
• 냉담/랭담 (冷淡, naengdam/raengdam)
• 냉대/랭대 (冷待, naengdae/raengdae)
• 냉동/랭동 (冷凍, naengdong/raengdong)
• 냉면/랭면 (冷麵, naengmyeon/raengmyeon)
• 냉방/랭방 (冷房, naengbang/raengbang)
• 냉장고/랭장고 (冷藏庫, naengjanggo/raengjanggo)
• 냉전/랭전 (冷戰, Naengjeon/Raengjeon)
• 냉정/랭정 (冷靜, naengjeong/raengjeong)
• 한랭 (寒冷, hallaeng)

 

Etymology 2

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

Syllable

냉 • (naeng)

1. (South Korea) 冷: to be cold

   (eumhun reading: 찰 냉 (chal naeng))
   (MC reading: 冷 (MC leng|laengX|lengX))

Usage notes

In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 랭 (raeng) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 랭 (raeng) to 냉 (naeng) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms

• 랭 (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

• Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]