낭구

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Korean

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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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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.