남동생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男同生, from 男 (“male”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mdo̞ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [na̠mdo̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [남동생/남동셍]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namdongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namdongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?	namdongsaeng
Yale Romanization?	namtongsayng

Noun

남동생 • (namdongsaeng) (hanja 男同生)

1. little brother, younger brother

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• 여동생 (yeodongsaeng)