남의자

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Japanese 男の子 (otoko no ko, literally “male child”), from 남 (nam, “man, male”) +‎ 의 (-ui, possessive particle) +‎ 자 (ja, “child”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namuija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nam'uija
McCune–Reischauer?namŭija
Yale Romanization?nam.uyca

Noun[edit]

남의자 • (namuija)

  1. (Japan) boy

Synonyms[edit]

  • (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 남자아이 (namjaai)
  • (used in post-Soviet states) 선슨아 (seonseuna)

Further reading[edit]

  • Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)
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