애인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 愛人, from 愛 (“love”) + 人 (“person”). The Yanbian sense a semantic loan from Chinese 愛人／爱人 (àirén).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)in] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)in]
    • Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)인/에(ː)인]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aein
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?aein
    McCune–Reischauer?aein
    Yale Romanization?āyin

    Noun

    애인 • (aein) (hanja 愛人)

    1. lover; boyfriend, girlfriend
      Synonym: (Yanbian) 대상자(對象者) (daesangja)
      Hypernyms: 남자친구(男子親舊) (namjachin'gu, “boyfriend”), 여자친구(女子親舊) (yeojachin'gu, “girlfriend”)
    2. (Yanbian) spouse

    Further reading

    • 곽충구 [gwakchunggu] (2019), 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, →ISBN, page 2471
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