냥반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 兩班. See 양반 (yangban) for more information. Use in Gyeonggi and Hwanghae may be the result of it being a loanword from the Pyongan dialect.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲa̠ŋba̠n]
• Phonetic hangul: [냥반]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nyangban
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nyangban
McCune–Reischauer?	nyangban
Yale Romanization?	nyangpan

Noun

냥반 • (nyangban) (hanja 兩班)

1. (Pyongan, Hwanghae, Seoul) husband, man, mister

   Synonyms: (Standard Korean) 양반 (yangban), 아저씨 (ajeossi)

   • 2007 March 6, 단옥선 [danokseon], “단옥선 할머니 (78)의 고 함창하 할아버지 이야기 [danokseon halmeoni (78)ui go hamchangha harabeoji iyagi]”, in 형과니의삶 [hyeonggwaniuisam]‎^[1], 황해남도 옹진군 동강면 [hwanghaenamdo ongjin'gun donggangmyeon], archived from the original on 13 January 2022:

     그때 지금 돌아간 냥반도 전쟁통에 본처랑 헤어져서는...

     Geuttae jigeum doragan nyangbando jeonjaengtong-e boncheo-rang heeojeoseoneun...

     Back then, the man that passed away was also separated from his original wife during the war...

   • 1997, 서울 토박이말 연구 [seoul tobagimal yeon'gu, Study of the Dialect of Seoul Natives], volume I, National Institute of Korean Language, →ISBN, page 200:

     그 냥반은 구월이 생일이구 내가 동지달이 생일이기 때문에... (Gyeonggi Dialect, Seoul)

     Geu nyangbaneun guwor-i saeng'ir-i-gu naega dongjidar-i saeng'ir-i-gi ttaemune...

     Because that man's birthday in on September, and mine is on November...