Etymograph

English

hyangga

Hyangga comes from Korean 향가(鄕歌).

  1. Koreanmodern향가(鄕歌)鄕歌literally ‘village song’
  2. Englishtodayhyangga

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern향가(鄕歌)鄕歌literally ‘village song’
  2. Englishtodayhyangga

The story

Borrowed from Korean 향가(鄕歌) (hyangga, literally “village song”).

Today it means

noun A form of ancient Korean poetry written using hyangchal.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Korean 향가(鄕歌) / hyangga