"강남" meaning in Korean

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Proper name

IPA: [ka̠ŋna̠m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: Gangnam [romanization], 江南 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), from the Middle Korean reading 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm). In Seoul, south of the Han River; in China, south of the Yangtze. The now archaic sense of "China" in general is very old, being attested since at least the fifteenth century, and may date from the Southern Song (1127−1279), when the capital of China was in Jiangnan. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|강(江)|gloss=river}} 강(江) (gang, “river”), {{m|ko|남(南)|gloss=south}} 남(南) (nam, “south”), {{ko-etym-Sino|강(江)|river|남(南)|south}} Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{m|okm|가ᇰ남|tr=-}} 가ᇰ남, {{okm-inline|가ᇰ남|Kàngnàm}} 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm) Head templates: {{ko-proper noun|hanja=江南}} 강남 • (Gangnam) (hanja 江南)
  1. (generally) the south area of the Han River, especially of Seoul, known for its affluent residents
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-name-01WKd2y7 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Sino-Korean words Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 16 31 28 16 8 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 21 26 28 19 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 23 26 23 21 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 24 27 21 5 1 Disambiguation of Sino-Korean words: 38 17 16 13 12 4
  2. Gangnam (a district of Seoul, South Korea) Categories (place): Neighborhoods in South Korea, Places in Seoul, Places in South Korea
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-name-YCgNaMmS Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 16 31 28 16 8 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 21 26 28 19 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 23 26 23 21 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 24 27 21 5 1
  3. Alternative form of 순천 (suncheon) (a city of South Korea) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 순천 (extra: (suncheon) (a city of South Korea))
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-name-Gw7rWGc6 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 16 31 28 16 8 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 21 26 28 19 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 23 26 23 21 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 24 27 21 5 1
  4. Jiangnan (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta, the country's most productive area since the early second millennium) Categories (place): Places in China, Regions of China
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-name-dVmQWm86 Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 16 31 28 16 8 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 21 26 28 19 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 23 26 23 21 5 1 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 22 24 27 21 5 1
  5. (archaic, by extension) China Tags: archaic, broadly
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-name-EENoKQMv

Noun

IPA: [ka̠ŋna̠m] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: gangnam [romanization], 江南 [hanja]
Etymology: Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), from the Middle Korean reading 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm). In Seoul, south of the Han River; in China, south of the Yangtze. The now archaic sense of "China" in general is very old, being attested since at least the fifteenth century, and may date from the Southern Song (1127−1279), when the capital of China was in Jiangnan. Etymology templates: {{l|en|Sino-Korean}} Sino-Korean, {{m|ko|강(江)|gloss=river}} 강(江) (gang, “river”), {{m|ko|남(南)|gloss=south}} 남(南) (nam, “south”), {{ko-etym-Sino|강(江)|river|남(南)|south}} Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), {{inh|ko|okm|-}} Middle Korean, {{m|okm|가ᇰ남|tr=-}} 가ᇰ남, {{okm-inline|가ᇰ남|Kàngnàm}} 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=江南}} 강남 • (gangnam) (hanja 江南)
  1. south of a river
    Sense id: en-강남-ko-noun-dMCuI7-x

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "가ᇰ남",
        "2": "Kàngnàm"
      },
      "expansion": "가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm)",
      "name": "okm-inline"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), from the Middle Korean reading 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm).\nIn Seoul, south of the Han River; in China, south of the Yangtze. The now archaic sense of \"China\" in general is very old, being attested since at least the fifteenth century, and may date from the Southern Song (1127−1279), when the capital of China was in Jiangnan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gangnam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "江南",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "江南"
      },
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      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "江北",
          "word": "강북"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "south of a river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "south",
          "south"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ŋna̠m]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[강남]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Han River",
    "Jiangnan",
    "Southern Song",
    "Yangtze",
    "ko:강남 (서울)"
  ],
  "word": "강남"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean proper nouns",
    "Korean terms derived from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sino-Korean words"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Gangnam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Gangnam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Gangnam"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Sino-Korean"
      },
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      "name": "l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "강(江)",
        "gloss": "river"
      },
      "expansion": "강(江) (gang, “river”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "남(南)",
        "gloss": "south"
      },
      "expansion": "남(南) (nam, “south”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "강(江)",
        "2": "river",
        "3": "남(南)",
        "4": "south"
      },
      "expansion": "Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”)",
      "name": "ko-etym-Sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "okm",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Korean",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "okm",
        "2": "가ᇰ남",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "가ᇰ남",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "가ᇰ남",
        "2": "Kàngnàm"
      },
      "expansion": "가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm)",
      "name": "okm-inline"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Sino-Korean word from 강(江) (gang, “river”) + 남(南) (nam, “south”), from the Middle Korean reading 가ᇰ남 (Yale: Kàngnàm).\nIn Seoul, south of the Han River; in China, south of the Yangtze. The now archaic sense of \"China\" in general is very old, being attested since at least the fifteenth century, and may date from the Southern Song (1127−1279), when the capital of China was in Jiangnan.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Gangnam",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "江南",
      "tags": [
        "hanja"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hanja": "江南"
      },
      "expansion": "강남 • (Gangnam) (hanja 江南)",
      "name": "ko-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "champagne socialist (literally, “Gangnam leftist”)",
          "roman": "gangnam jwapa",
          "text": "강남 좌파",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the south area of the Han River, especially of Seoul, known for its affluent residents"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "south",
          "south"
        ],
        [
          "area",
          "area"
        ],
        [
          "affluent",
          "affluent"
        ],
        [
          "resident",
          "resident"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "generally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(generally) the south area of the Han River, especially of Seoul, known for its affluent residents"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ko:Neighborhoods in South Korea",
        "ko:Places in Seoul",
        "ko:Places in South Korea"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Gangnam (a district of Seoul, South Korea)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Gangnam",
          "Gangnam#English"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ],
        [
          "Seoul",
          "Seoul#English"
        ],
        [
          "South Korea",
          "South Korea#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(suncheon) (a city of South Korea)",
          "word": "순천"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of 순천 (suncheon) (a city of South Korea)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "순천",
          "순천#Korean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ko:Places in China",
        "ko:Regions of China"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Jiangnan (the region of China around the Yangtze Delta, the country's most productive area since the early second millennium)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Jiangnan",
          "Jiangnan#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ],
        [
          "Yangtze",
          "Yangtze"
        ],
        [
          "Delta",
          "delta"
        ],
        [
          "productive",
          "productive"
        ],
        [
          "second",
          "second"
        ],
        [
          "millennium",
          "millennium"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean terms with archaic senses",
        "Korean terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "China (literally, “Son of Heaven's country in Jiangnan”)",
          "roman": "gangnamcheonjaguk",
          "text": "강남천자국",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "China"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic, by extension) China"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ka̠ŋna̠m]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[강남]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Han River",
    "Jiangnan",
    "Southern Song",
    "Yangtze",
    "ko:강남 (서울)"
  ],
  "word": "강남"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Korean dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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