남동생

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 男同生, from (male) + 同生 (younger sibling).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠mdo̞ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [na̠mdo̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namdongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?namdongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?namdongsaeng
Yale Romanization?namtongsayng

Noun

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남동생 (namdongsaeng) (hanja 男同生)

  1. little brother, younger brother
    Coordinate term: 여동생 (yeodongsaeng)

Usage notes

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Koreans usually say just 동생(同生) (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.