냉장고

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Jeju

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷藏庫, likely borrowed directly from Korean 냉장고 (naengjanggo).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengjanggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengjanggo
Yale Romanization?nayngcangkwo

Noun

냉장고 (naengjanggo)

  1. refrigerator, fridge

References

  • 냉장고” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 冷藏庫, from 冷藏 (refrigeration) + (depository).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naengjanggo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengjanggo
McCune–Reischauer?naengjanggo
Yale Romanization?nāyngcangko

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
냉장고(冷藏庫) (naengjanggo)
North Korean
Standard Language
랭장고(冷藏庫) (raengjanggo)

냉장고 (naengjanggo) (hanja 冷藏庫)

  1. refrigerator
    Synonym: (Yanbian) 삥샹 (ppingsyang)
    남은 음식 냉장고에다 넣어 두었어.
    Nameun eumsig-eun naengjanggo-eda neo'eo dueosseo.
    I've put the leftovers in the fridge.