고갱이

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 고ᄀᆡ야ᇰ (Yale: kwokoyyang).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡɛŋi] ~ [ko̞ɡe̞ŋi]
• Phonetic hangul: [고갱이/고겡이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gogaeng'i
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	gogaeng'i
McCune–Reischauer?	kogaengi
Yale Romanization?	kokayngi

Noun

고갱이 • (gogaeng'i)

1. The pith of a stem
2. (by extension) The core of a matter