형님

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Contents

1 Korean
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Noun
  - 1.2.1 See also

Korean [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From 형 (hyeong), "elder brother of a male" + honorific suffix 님 (nim)

Noun [edit]

형님 (hyeongnim)

Honorific of 형.

elder brother of a male

See also [edit]

동생 (dongsaeng)
아우 (au)
오빠 (obba)
형제 (hyeongje)

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