막내

Korean

Etymology

From 18th century 막나이 (mangnai), from 막 (mak, “end”) (as in 마지막 (majimak), 막바지 (makbaji)) + 낳— (nat-, “to bear, to bring forth”) + —이 (-i, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋnɛ] ~ [ma̠ŋne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [망내/망네]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mangnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magnae
McCune–Reischauer?	mangnae
Yale Romanization?	maknay

Noun

막내 • (mangnae)

1. the youngest son or daughter; the lastborn; the youngest of the family

   Antonym: 맏이 (maji)

2. the youngest person in a group
3. (South Korean idol fandom) maknae (youngest member of an idol group)

   Coordinate terms: 형(兄) (hyeong), 언니 (eonni)

Derived terms

• Diminutive: 막내둥이 (mangnaedung'i)
• 막냇자식 (—子息, mangnaetjasik, “the youngest child”)
• 막내아들 (mangnaeadeul, “the last son”)
• 막내딸 (mangnaettal, “the last daughter”)
• 막내아우 (mangnaeau, “the last brother”)
• 막냇동생 (mangnaetdongsaeng, “the youngest brother”)
• 막냇누이 (mangnaennu'i, “the last sister”)
• 막냇사위 (mangnaetsawi, “the youngest son-in-law”)
• 막냇삼촌 (mangnaetsamchon, “the youngest uncle”)
• 막내며느리 (mangnaemyeoneuri, “the wife of one's last son”)
• 막냇손자 (—孫子, mangnaetsonja, “the youngest grandson”)
• 막내 라인 (mangnae rain, “maknae line”)

Descendants

• → English: maknae, mangnae
• → Japanese: マンネ (manne)
• → Mandarin: 忙內／忙内 (mángnèi)
• → Russian: макнэ́ (maknɛ́)