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Jeju
Etymology
Cognate with Korean 강 (gang).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gang |
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| Yale Romanization? | kang |
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Noun
강 (gang)
- river
References
- “강” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 江
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | gang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kang |
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| Yale Romanization? | kang |
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Noun
강 • (gang) (hanja 江)
- river
Synonyms
- 가람 (garam, “river”)
- 내 (nae, “river”)
Etymology 2
From Sino-Korean word from 綱 (“class”). Compare Japanese 綱.
Noun
강 • (gang) (hanja 綱)
- (taxonomy) class
- (Taxonomy) 생물 분류 (生物分類, saengmul bullyu); 역 (域, yeok, “domain”), 계 (界, gye, “kingdom”), 문 (門, mun, “phylum”), 강 (綱, gang, “class”), 목 (目, mok, “order”), 과 (科, gwa, “family”), 속 (屬, sok, “genus”), 종 (種, jong, “species”) (Category: ko:Taxonomy)
Etymology 3
From Sino-Korean word from 炕 + kang (kang). Compare Vietnamese kháng.
Noun
강 • (gang) (hanja 炕)
- a kang; a traditional long platform used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable sleeping on
Etymology 4
Proper noun
강 • (Gang) (hanja 姜)
- a surname
