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Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nageune
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nageune
Yale Romanization?nakuney

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 나그〮내〮 (nàkúnáy). Cognate to Korean 나그네 (nageune)

Noun

나그네 (nageune)

  1. traveler

Etymology 2

Noun

나그네 (nageune)

  1. (honorific) shaman, priest of the traditional religion
    Synonyms: 소님 (sonim), 심방 (simbang), 신의성방 (sinuiseongbang), 무당 (mudang), 하대 (hadae)

References

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 나그〮내〮 (Yale: nàkúnáy), but the form 나ᄀᆞ〮내〮 (Yale: nàkónáy), which abides to Middle Korean vowel harmony and is thus probably older, is attested just three years later.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nageune
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nageune
McCune–Reischauer?nagŭne
Yale Romanization?nakuney
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 나그네의 / 나그네에 / 나그네까지

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

Noun

나그네 • (nageune)

  1. (literary) voyager, traveler, wanderer, roamer, strider
  2. (Namhae Gyeongsang, humble) husband
    Synonym: 심방 (simbang)
  3. (Russia, honorific) customer
    Synonym: 손님 (sonnim)
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