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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 나ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: nàzí).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | naeng'i |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | naeng'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | naengi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nayngi |
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Noun
냉이 • (naeng'i)
- shepherd's purse
Derived terms
- 개갓냉이 (gaegannaeng'i, “yellowcress”)
- 꽃냉이 (kkonnaeng'i, “mountain alyssum”)
- 마늘냉이 (maneullaeng'i, “garlic mustard”)
- 물냉이 (mullaeng'i, “watercress”)
- 황새냉이 (hwangsaenaeng'i, “wavy bittercress”)