고냉이

Jeju

Alternative forms

• 고낭이 (gonang'i), 고넹이 (goneng'i)

Etymology

Cognate to Korean 고양이 (goyang'i)

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽konæŋi⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [konæŋi] ~ [koneŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고냉이/고넹이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonaeng'i
Yale Romanization?	kwonayng.i

Noun

고냉이 (gonaeng'i)

1. cat
2. kitten

References

• “고냉이” in Jeju Dialect Dictionary, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean *kwò(y)ní +‎ 앙이 (-ang'i, diminutive suffix). See 괴 (goe) for more on the first element.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞nɛŋi] ~ [ko̞ne̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고냉이/고넹이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gonaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gonaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	konaengi
Yale Romanization?	konayngi

Noun

고냉이 • (gonaeng'i)

1. (dialectal, Gangwon, Gyeongbuk, Hamgyong, Pyeongbuk) Synonym of 고양이 (goyang'i, “cat”)

References

• 이병근 (Lee, Byeong-geun) (2004) “고양이 [goyang'i]”, in 어휘사 (Eohwisa / History of Words), →ISBN, pages 103-132