갱

Korean

Etymology 1

개객갞갟갠갡갢 갣갤갥갦갧갨갩 갪갫갬갭갮갯갰 갱갲갳갴갵갶갷
가 ←	→ 갸

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 갱 • (gaeng)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅐ, and ㅇ.

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 坑 (“pit”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ] ~ [ke̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [갱/겡]

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

Noun

갱 • (gaeng) (hanja 坑)

1. pit, shaft

Derived terms

• 갱구 (gaenggu)
• 갱도 (gaengdo)
• 갱목 (gaengmok)

Syllable

갱 (gaeng)

1. 坑, 更, 硜, 粳, 羹, 賡, 鏗

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English gang.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛŋ] ~ [ke̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [갱/겡]

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

Noun

갱 • (gaeng)

1. gang, gangster