미남

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 美男.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)na̠m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [미(ː)남]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?minam
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?minam
    McCune–Reischauer?minam
    Yale Romanization?mīnam

    Noun

    미남 • (minam) (hanja 美男)

    1. handsome, good-looking, visually attractive man
      Antonym: 추남(醜男) (chunam)

    Derived terms

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