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-냥
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이다
Korean
Etymology
From ko 냥 meow. Possibly related to Japanese ja にゃん meow.
Pronunciation
Particle
particle
A particle attached to the end of verbs when imitating a cat
ko 물고기-는 맛있다-냥~ Fish is delicious, meow~
Usage notes
Commonly used together with the tilde symbol "ko ~".
It is rarely used with verbs in the informal polite form (ko 해요체).
It can also be used whenever there is a natural break in a sentence.
ko 나는냥~ 고양이-야~ I'm, meow, a cat~