남편

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男便, from 男 (“male”) + 便 (“convenience”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mpʰjʌ̹n]

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• Phonetic hangul: [남편]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nampyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nampyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	namp'yŏn
Yale Romanization?	namphyen

Noun

남편 • (nampyeon) (hanja 男便)

1. husband

   Synonym: 지아비 (jiabi)

   Coordinate term: 아내 (anae)