갱구

Korean

Etymology

Unknown, likely of Native Korean origin. Attested to still be widely used in the island of Yeonpyeongdo in Incheon, which borders North Korea and historically spoke a Hwanghae dialect.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɛŋɡu] ~ [ke̞ŋɡu]
Phonetic hangul: [갱구/겡구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	gaenggu
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	gaenggu
McCune–Reischauer^?	kaenggu
Yale Romanization^?	kayngkwu

Noun

갱구 • (gaenggu)

(Hwanghae) conch
Synonym: (Standard Korean) 고둥 (godung)