여자친구

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of English girlfriend.

    Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [여자친구]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeojachin'gu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeojachingu
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏjach'in'gu
    Yale Romanization?yeca.chinkwu

    Noun

    여자친구 • (yeojachin'gu) (hanja 女子親舊)

    1. girlfriend
      Synonyms: 단미 (danmi), (dated) 여친 (yeochin), 걸프렌드 (geolpeurendeu)
      Coordinate terms: 그린비 (geurinbi), 남자친구 (namjachin'gu), 남친 (namchin)
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