나승개

Korean

Etymology

Presumable cognate with 냉이 (naeng'i).

Noun

나승개 • (naseunggae)

1. (Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong) shepherd's purse

   Synonym: 냉이 (naeng'i).

   • 1981 March 7, 김재식 [gimjaesik], “주인 은혜 갚은 고양이와 개 [ju'in eunhye gapeun goyang'iwa gae]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 충청남도 보령군 오천면 [chungcheongnamdo boryeonggun ocheonmyeon]:

     동짓달이 눈을 하얀한디, 나승개국얼 먹어 지라능겨.

     Dongjitdar-i nun-eul hayanhandi, naseunggaegug-eol meog-eo jiraneunggyeo.

     The snow during the lunar moon was white, [and his mother] wanted to eat shepherd's purse soup.