엉가

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Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 형아 (hyeong'a, “older sibling”), from () (older same-sex sibling) +‎ (-a, vocative particle), with introduced as fortition of nasal . Colloquial Korean family terms tend to include a fused vocative particle.

Pronunciation

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  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 가의 / 가에 / 가까지

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

Noun

엉가 (eongga)

  1. (dated, chiefly southern dialectal, including Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect) older sister of a girl or woman
    Synonym: 언니 (eonni, Standard Seoul)
    Hypernym: 세이 (sei)
    엉가 엄마 맞잽이 갖고 [] (Gyeongsang dialect, Changwon)
    eongga-ga eomma matjaebi-ga dwaegatgo [ ]
    Older sister was like a stand-in for Mom

Usage notes

Generally replaced by Standard 언니 (eonni) for younger speakers.