남자친구
Korean
Etymology
Calque from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (“male”) + 親舊 (“friend”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠md͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [남자친구]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | namjachin'gu |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | namjachingu |
| McCune–Reischauer? | namjach'in'gu |
| Yale Romanization? | namca.chinkwu |
Noun
남자친구 • (namjachin'gu) (hanja 男子親舊)