친구

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 親舊, from 親 (“relative”) + 舊 (“old”)

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕʰinɡu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[친구]
Revised Romanization? chin-gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? chingu
McCune–Reischauer? ch'in'gu
Yale Romanization? chinkwu

Noun

친구 • (chin-gu) (hanja 親舊)

  1. friend

Synonyms
  • 벗 (beot, “friend”)
  • 울 (ul, “kinsfolk, clan”)
  • 친지 (親知, chinji, “kith, acquaintance”)
  • 친 (親, chin, “kin, kinship, kindness, friendship”)

See also
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