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Korean
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | naeng |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | naeng |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | naeng |
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| Yale Romanization? | nayng |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 冷 (“cold”)
Noun
냉 • (naeng) (hanja 冷)
- (South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen
- 랭 (冷, raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms
- 냉각/랭각 (冷却, naenggak/raenggak)
- 냉기/랭기 (冷氣, naenggi/raenggi)
- 냉담/랭담 (冷淡, naengdam/raengdam)
- 냉대/랭대 (冷待, naengdae/raengdae)
- 냉동/랭동 (冷凍, naengdong/raengdong)
- 냉면/랭면 (冷麵, naengmyeon/raengmyeon)
- 냉방/랭방 (冷房, naengbang/raengbang)
- 냉장고/랭장고 (冷藏庫, naengjanggo/raengjanggo)
- 냉전/랭전 (冷戰, Naengjeon/Raengjeon)
- 냉정/랭정 (冷靜, naengjeong/raengjeong)
- 한랭 (寒冷, hallaeng)
Etymology 2
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 랭 (raeng).
Syllable
냉 (naeng)
- (South Korea) 冷: to be cold
- (eumhun reading: 찰 냉 (chal naeng))
(MC reading: 冷 (MC leng|laengX|lengX))
Usage notes
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 랭 (raeng) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 랭 (raeng) to 냉 (naeng) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
- 랭 (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
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