만화가

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漫畫家, from 漫畫 (comics) + (suffix related to one's profession), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese (まん)()() (mangaka).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?manhwaga
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?manhwaga
    McCune–Reischauer?manhwaga
    Yale Romanization?mān.hwaka

    Noun

    만화가 • (manhwaga) (hanja 漫畫家 / 漫畵家)

    1. comics artist; cartoonist; comic book creator

    Descendants

    • English: manhwaga