Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gangnam

/ˈɡɑŋ.nɑm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables: gang-nam
IPA: /ˈɡɑŋ.nɑm/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district (Korean: 구 (gu)) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city.

Example Sentences

"The advanced design studio has moved from Bupyeong, Incheon, to the fashionable Seoul neighborhood of Gangnam, evidently Seoul’s answer to Greenwich Village."
"The Seoul neighborhood of Gangnam is synonymous worldwide with conspicuous consumption and glitzy high-rises, thanks to K-pop singer Psy’s megahit “Gangnam Style.” Lesser known is a shantytown in a corner of Gangnam district, whose makeshift homes were destroyed by a fire on Friday."
""Gangnam Style" is a Korean term referring to the lifestyle associated with the Gangnam District of Seoul where people are trendy, hip and exude a certain supposed "class.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 강남(江南) (Gangnam), a South-Korean placename meaning "south of the river".

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: ^강남(江南)

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɑŋ.nɑm/
British English: /ˈɡæŋ.næm/

Inflected Forms

Kangnam (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Jiangnan

Questions

How do you pronounce gangnam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɑŋ.nɑm/.
What does gangnam mean?: A district (Korean: 구 (gu)) of Seoul, South Korea known for being a demographically young, affluent part of the city.
Where does gangnam come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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