남자친구

Korean

Etymology

Calque from English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (“male”) + 親舊 (“friend”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[na̠md͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[남자친구]
Revised Romanization? namjachin-gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? namjachingu
McCune–Reischauer? namjach'in'gu
Yale Romanization? namcachinkwu

Noun

남자친구 • (namjachin-gu) (hanja 男子親舊)

  1. boyfriend

Synonyms
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