앙앙

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [a̠ŋa̠ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangeul: [앙앙]
Revised Romanization? ang-ang
Revised Romanization (translit.)? ang-ang
McCune–Reischauer? angang
Yale Romanization? ang.ang

Ideophone

앙앙 • (ang-ang)

  1. (of a baby or a child) while crying loudly

Derived terms
  • 앙앙하다 (ang-anghada)
  • 앙앙거리다 (ang-anggeorida)
  • 앙앙대다 (ang-angdaeda)

Usage notes

앙앙 (ang-ang) is the yang vowel, or bright vowel, form of 엉엉 (eong-eong).

In contemporary Korean, the yang vowels refer to /a/, /ɛ/, and /o/. In Korean ideophones and sensory words, forms with these vowels have a connotation of brightness, smallness, clearness, sharpness, youth, or positiveness.

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