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Etymology

Sino-Korean word from .

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kwa̠ŋ/

Noun

(gwang)

  1. lunatic; nutcase

Korean

Etymology 1

Possibly a contraction of 고방 (庫房, gobang, “storeroom, storage room”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [kwa̠(ː)ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang
McCune–Reischauer?kwang
Yale Romanization?kwāng

Noun

(gwang)

  1. place of storage; (especially) granary
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (light)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwang
McCune–Reischauer?kwang
Yale Romanization?kwang

Noun

(gwang)

  1. light
  2. luster, sheen
    내다gwang-eul naedato be lustrous

Etymology 3

Reading of various hanja.

Syllable

(gwang)

Extended content
  1. : light
    (eumhun reading: (bit gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kwɑŋ, kwɑŋH))
  2. : breadth
    (eumhun reading: 넓을 (neolbeul gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kwɑŋX))
  3. : mine
    (eumhun reading: 광물 (gwangmul gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kˠwæŋX))
  4. : madness
    (eumhun reading: 미칠 (michil gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC ɡʉɐŋ, ɡʉɐŋH))
  5. : jade flute
    (eumhun reading: 옥피리 (okpiri gwang))
    (MC reading: )
  6. : sparkle
    (eumhun reading: 용소슴할 (mul yongsoseumhal gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kwɑŋ, ʔwɑŋ))
  7. : to set right
    (eumhun reading: 바룰 (barul gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kʰʉɐŋ))
  8. : brightness
    (eumhun reading: 밝을 (balgeul gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kʰwɑŋH))
  9. : tomb
    (eumhun reading: 광 광 (gwang gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kʰwɑŋH))
  10. : bladder
    (eumhun reading: 오줌통 (ojumtong gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kwɑŋ))
  11. : basket
    (eumhun reading: 광주리 (gwangjuri gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kʰʉɐŋ))
  12. : feast
    (eumhun reading: 성찬 (seongchan gwang))
    (MC reading: (MC kwɑŋ, kˠwæŋ))
  13. : hot sun
    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 뜨거울 (haetbit tteugeoul gwang))
    (MC reading: )
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