게냥

Korean

Etymology

Related to 그냥 (geunyang).

Adverb

게냥 • (genyang)

1. Hwanghae and Seoul form of 그냥 (geunyang, “simply, for no reason”)
   • 1982 August 17, 노정봉 [nojeongbong], “고시레 유래 [gosire yurae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 인천광역시 북구 [incheon'gwang'yeoksi bukgu]:

     그래서 그 섬뚝에다가 파 묻구 나설라무니 게냥 흉년이 자꾸 드는 거야.

     Geuraeseo geu seomttug-e-daga pa mut-gu na-seollamuni genyang hyungnyeon-i jakku deuneun geoya.

     So they dug and buried him at the embankment of the island but still the years of famine continued.