냉이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 나ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: nàzí).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɛŋi] ~ [ne̞ŋi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [냉이/넹이]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?naengi
Yale Romanization?nayngi

Noun

냉이 • (naeng'i)

  1. shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)

Derived terms

  • 개갓냉이 (gaegannaeng'i, “yellowcress”)
  • 꽃냉이 (kkonnaeng'i, “mountain alyssum”)
  • 마늘냉이 (maneullaeng'i, “garlic mustard”)
  • 물냉이 (mullaeng'i, “watercress”)
  • 황새냉이 (hwangsaenaeng'i, “wavy bittercress”)
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