형님

Korean

Etymology

From 형 (hyeong), "elder brother of a male" + honorific suffix 님 (nim)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[çjʌ̹ŋnim]
Phonetic Hangul[형님]

Revised Romanization^?	hyeongnim
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	hyeongnim
McCune–Reischauer^?	hyŏngnim
Yale Romanization^?	hyengnim

Noun

형님 • (hyeongnim)

honorific of 형 (hyeong) : elder brother of a male
(of a male) wife's older brother (a type of brother-in-law)
(of a male) wife's older sister's husband (a type of co-brother-in-law)
(of a female) husband’s older sister (a type of sister-in-law)
(of a female) husband’s older brother’s wife (a type of co-sister-in-law)

See also

동생 (dongsaeng)
아우 (au)
오빠 (oppa)
형제 (hyeongje)

References

The Talking Cupboard. https://thetalkingcupboard.com/2013/05/11/korean-family-and-kinship-terms, accessed 20th March 2017.

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