고냉이

고냉이

Korean

Etymology

Cognate with standard 고양이 (goyang-i), from unattested Middle Korean *고니 (goni, "cat") + —앙이 (ang-i, diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ko̞ne̞ŋi]
• Phonetic Hangul[고냉이]

Revised Romanization? gonaeng-i Revised Romanization (translit.)? gonaeng-i McCune–Reischauer? konaengi Yale Romanization? konayng.i

Noun

고냉이 • (gonaeng-i)

1. (dialectal, Gangwon dialect, Gyeongbuk, Hamgyŏng dialect, Pyeongbuk) cat

Synonyms

• 고양이 (goyang-i) (standard)

References

• 이병근 (Lee, Byeong-geun) (2004), “고양이”, in 어휘사 (Eohwisa / History of Words), →ISBN, pages 103-132