남자친구

Korean

Etymology

Calque from English boyfriend.

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

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠md͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [남자친구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?namjachin'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?namjachingu
    McCune–Reischauer?namjach'in'gu
    Yale Romanization?namca.chinkwu

    Noun

    남자친구 • (namjachin'gu) (hanja 男子親舊)

    1. boyfriend
      Synonyms: 그린비 (geurinbi), (dated) 남친 (namchin), 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)
      Coordinate terms: 단미 (danmi), 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu), 여친 (yeochin)
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