U+AC31, 갱
HANGUL SYLLABLE GAENG
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[U+AC30]
Hangul Syllables
[U+AC32]
갞갟갡갢
갣갤갥갦갧갨갩
갪갫갬
갲갳갴갵갶갷
가 ←→ 갸

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from (pit)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?kaeng
    Yale Romanization?kayng

    Noun

    • (gaeng) (hanja )

    1. pit, shaft
    Derived terms

    Syllable

    • (gaeng)

    1. , , , , , ,

    Etymology 2

    Borrowed from English gang.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gaeng
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeng
    McCune–Reischauer?kaeng
    Yale Romanization?kayng

    Noun

    • (gaeng)

    1. gang, gangster

    Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from .

      Noun

      • (gaeng) (hanja )

      1. (Gyeongsang, Russia, Presumably also Yukjin or Hamgyong) dialectal form of 강(江) (gang, river)
        • 2015 February 15, 신 크세이냐 본서너브나 [sin keuseinya bonseoneobeuna], “저승 갔다 온 사람 [jeoseung gatda on saram]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 우즈베키스탄 타슈켄트 [ujeubekiseutan tasyukenteu]:
          이런 더라구마
          keun ireon gaeng it-deoraguma
          There was this big river.