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Korean
- 언가 (eon'ga), 은가 (eun'ga), 응가 (eungga)
Etymology
From 형아 (hyeong'a, “older sibling”), from 형(兄) (hyeong( 兄 ), “older same-sex sibling”) + 아 (-a, vocative particle), with introduced as fortition of nasal . Colloquial Korean family terms tend to include a fused vocative particle.
Pronunciation
Noun
엉가 • (eongga)
- (dated, chiefly southern dialectal, including Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect) older sister of a girl or woman
- Synonym: 언니 (eonni, Standard Seoul)
- Hypernym: 세이 (sei)
엉가가 엄마 맞잽이가 돼갖고 […] (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.