-냥

See also: 이다

Korean

Etymology

From 냥 (nyang, “meow”).

Pronunciation

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

Particle

-냥 • (-nyang)

  1. A particle attached to the end of verbs when imitating a cat
    물고기는 맛있다냥~
    mulgogi-neun masitda-nyang~
    Fish is delicious, meow~

Usage notes

  • Commonly used together with the tilde symbol "~".
  • It is rarely used with verbs in the informal polite form (해요체 (haeyoche)).
  • It can also be used whenever there is a natural break in a sentence.
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