냉

냉 U+B0C9, 냉
HANGUL SYLLABLE NAENG
Composition:ㄴ + ㅐ + ㅇ
← 냈
[U+B0C8]
Hangul Syllables 냊 →
[U+B0CA]
내낵낶낷낸낹낺
낻낼낽낾낿냀냁
냂냃냄냅냆냇냈
냉냊냋냌냍냎냏
나 ←→ 냐

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeng
McCune–Reischauer?naeng
Yale Romanization?nayng

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 冷 (“cold”)

Noun

냉 • (naeng) (hanja 冷)

  1. (South Korea) used to form compounds with the meaning cold or frozen
Alternative forms
  • 랭 (冷, raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 랭 (raeng).

Syllable

냉 (naeng)

  1. (South Korea) 冷: to be cold
    (eumhun reading: 찰 냉 (chal naeng))
    (MC reading: 冷 (MC leŋ, lˠæŋX, leŋX))
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).

Alternative forms
  • 랭 (raeng) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

References

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