요강

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Korean

Etymology 1

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Possibly derived from Chinese 溺缸, originally pronounced 요항 (yohang).

Many hanja spellings are attested: 溺罁, 溺釭, 溺江, 要江.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yogang
McCune–Reischauer?yogang
Yale Romanization?yokang

Noun

요강 (yogang)

  1. chamber pot
    Synonyms: (ji), 야호(夜壺) (yaho), 음기(飮氣) (eumgi), 설기(褻器) (seolgi), 수병(溲甁) (subyeong)
  2. bedpan
    Synonym: 변기 (byeon'gi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 要綱, borrowed from Japanese 要綱.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yogang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yogang
McCune–Reischauer?yogang
Yale Romanization?yokang

Noun

요강 (yogang)

  1. precis, outline
    교수요강
    gyosuyogang
    lecture summary

References

  1. ^ 이종석 ((Can we date this quote?)) “요강”, in 한국민족문화백과사전 Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean), Academy of Korean Studies