Korean

Alternative forms

• 녁 (nyeog, nyeok) (obsolete)

Noun

녘 • ‎(nyeok)

1. (suffix to nouns) area, direction, part, side, vicinity (in space); proximity (in time)

Synonyms

• (in space): 가 ‎(ga) (ga) bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity, 가장자리 (gajangjari) bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity, 곁 (gyeot) side, vicinity, 옆 (yeop) side, flank, vicinity, 쪽 (jjog, jjok) side, direction, 쯤 (jjum) vicinity, proximity
• (in time): 무렵 ‎(muryeop) (muryeob, -ryeop) proximity (in time)

Antonyms

• 가운데 ‎(gaunde) (gaunde) middle

Derived terms

in space

• 길 ‎(gil)녘 (gil-) roadside
• 오른 ‎(oreun)녘 (oeun-) right hand side
• 왼 ‎(oen)녘 (oen-) left hand side
• 남 ‎(nam)녘 (nam-) southern area
• 서 ‎(seo)녘 (seo-) western area
• 아랫 ‎(araet)녘 (araet-) lower part
• 윗 ‎(wit)녘 (wit-) upper part

in time

• 새벽 ‎(saebyeok)녘 (saebyeok-) dawn
• 해뜰 ‎(haetteul)녘 (haetteul-) sunrise
• 해질 ‎(haejil)녘 (haejil-) sunset