엉가

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 형아 (hyeong'a, “older sibling”), from () (older same-sex sibling) +‎ (-a, vocative particle), with [g] introduced as fortition of nasal [ŋ]. Colloquial Korean family terms tend to include a fused vocative particle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʌ̹ŋɡa̠~ɤŋɡa̠~əŋɡa̠]
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가의 / 가에 / 가까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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엉가 (eongga)

  1. (dated, chiefly southern dialectal, including Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect) older sister of a girl or woman
    Synonym: 언니 (eonni, Standard Seoul)
    Hypernym: 세이 (sei)
    엉가 엄마 맞잽이 갖고 [] (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon)
    eongga-ga eomma matjaebi-ga dwaegatgo [ ]
    Older sister was like a stand-in for Mom []

Usage notes

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Generally replaced by Standard 언니 (eonni) for younger speakers.