Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gungnae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gung-nae
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A capital city of ancient Goguryeo in Ji'an, Tonghua, Jilin, China.

Example Sentences

"The mid period is dated from the 22nd year (3 CE) of the reign of the Liuliming King 琉璃明王 (King Ruliu 孺留王) of Gaogouli, when the capital was moved from Heshenggu city to the hinterland (Guonei 國内) and the construction of the capital Yunayancheng 尉那岩城 began, to the year 427, when the Changshou King 長壽王 moved the capital to Pingrang 平壤 (Pyongyang) on the Datong 大同 (Taedong) river."
"Deprived of power by his younger brothers while out on an inspection, the eldest son Namsaeng betook himself to Gungnae (國内城) and surrendered to Tang with 10,000 households."

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 국내(國內) (Gungnae).

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^국내(國內)

Inflected Forms

Kungnae (alternative)

Questions

What does gungnae mean?: A capital city of ancient Goguryeo in Ji'an, Tonghua, Jilin, China.
Where does gungnae come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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