기냥
Korean
Etymology
Related to 그냥 (geunyang).
Adverb
기냥 • (ginyang)
- (Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, Pyongan) Dialectal form of 그냥 (geunyang, “simply, for no reason”)
- 그땐 냉장고두 읎어서 기냥 땅 밑에서 넣었지. (Gyeonggi, Gimpo)
- Geuttaen naengjanggo-du eupseoseo ginyang ttang mit-eseo neo'eot-ji.
- Back then we didn't even have fridges so we just put it underground.
- 1980 February 10, 동아방송, “달구놀이”, in 풍물삼천리, 자강도 중강군:
- 칠복이네 사정이 있으니께니 기냥 우리끼리 하자우요.
- Chilbog-ine sajeong-i iss-eunikkeni ginyang urikkiri ha-ja-u-yo.
- There's something going on at Chilbok's so let's just do it amongst ourselves.