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Korean
Etymology
갱치 (gaengchi) + 없다 (eopda, “to not have”). The first component could potentially be from a dialectal form of 경치(景致) (gyeongchi) meaning scenery or view. Hence, the literal meaning could plausibly be 'to lack scenery' or 'to lack a view', in a negative sense.
Adjective
갱치없다 • (gaengchieopda) (infinitive 갱치없어, sequential 갱치없으니)
- (Jagang Pyongan) to be untidy, messy
2011 March 18, 정유나 , “갱치없다????????? ”, in 정유나 One Korea , 자강도 전천군 :너 왜이렇게 아이레 갱치가 없니.- Neo waeireoke ai-re gaengchiga eomni.
- Why are you so untidy.
Usage notes
- While the adjective appears to also be commonly said as ‘갱치가 없다', speakers of the Pyongan dialect appear to view it as its own adjective in the form of '갱치없다'.
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