갱빈
Korean
Alternative forms
- 갱분 (gaengbun), 갱벤 (gaengben), 갱번 (gaengbeon), 갱문 (gaengmun), 깽빈 (kkaengbin), 깽분 (kkaengbun), 깽벤 (kkaengben), 깽문 (kkaengmun), 갱비랑 (gaengbirang), 강빈 (gangbin), 강벤 (gangben)
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 강변 (江邊, gangbyeon, “riverside”), but with semantic widening. Gyeongsang and Jeolla speakers traditionally often used 강(江) (gang, “river”) for "ocean" as well.
Pronunciation
- (Busan) IPA(key): /ke̞ŋbín/
- (Jinju) IPA(key): /kɛŋbén/
Noun
갱빈 • (gaengbin)
- (Gyeongsang) the bank of any large body of water: the seashore, the riverbank, etc.
- Hypernym: (Standard Seoul Korean, for any water regardless of size) 물가 (mulga)