강

강 U+AC15, 강
HANGUL SYLLABLE GANG
Composition:ㄱ + ㅏ + ㅇ
← 갔
[U+AC14] 		Hangul Syllables 갖 →
[U+AC16]
가각갂갃간갅갆
갇갈갉갊갋갌갍
갎갏감갑값갓갔
강갖갗갘같갚갛
→ 개

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 강 (gang).

Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kaŋ⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [ka̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [강]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang
Yale Romanization?kang

Noun

강 (gang)

  1. river

References

  • “강” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 江

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gang
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gang
    McCune–Reischauer?kang
    Yale Romanization?kang

    Noun

    강 • (gang) (hanja 江)

    1. river
    Synonyms
    • 가람 (garam, “river”)
    • 내 (nae, “river”)

    Etymology 2

    From

      Sino-Korean word from 綱 (“class”). Compare Japanese 綱.

      Noun

      강 • (gang) (hanja 綱)

      1. (taxonomy) class
      taxonomic ranksedit

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 炕. Compare Vietnamese kháng.

        Noun

        강 • (gang) (hanja 炕)

        1. a kang; a traditional long platform used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable sleeping on

        Etymology 4

        Proper noun

        강 • (Gang) (hanja 姜)

        1. a surname
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