만화가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漫畫家, from 漫畫 (“comics”) + 家 (“suffix related to one's profession”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が)家(か) (mangaka).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화가]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	manhwaga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	manhwaga
McCune–Reischauer?	manhwaga
Yale Romanization?	mān.hwaka

Noun

만화가 • (manhwaga) (hanja 漫畫家／漫畵家)

1. comics artist; cartoonist; comic book creator

Related terms

• 만화 (漫畫/漫畵, manhwa)

Descendants

• → English: manhwaga