냉
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| 내낵낶낷낸낹낺 낻낼낽낾낿냀냁 냂냃냄냅냆냇냈 냉냊냋냌냍냎냏 | |
| 나 ← | → 냐 |
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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)
- (South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen
Alternative forms
- 랭(冷) (raeng) — North Korea, Yanbian
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)
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
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]