오덕후

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku), but respelled to make it look like a Sino-Korean word. Various Sino-Korean etymologies were subsequently humorously proposed.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [o̞dʌ̹kʰu]
• Phonetic hangul: [오더쿠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	odeokhu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	odeoghu
McCune–Reischauer?	odŏkhu
Yale Romanization?	otek.hwu

Noun

오덕후 • (odeokhu)

1. (especially in a Korean context) Synonym of 오타쿠 (otaku, “otaku”)

Derived terms

• 덕후 (deokhu, “fan”)