촌놈

Korean

Etymology

From 촌(村) (chon, “country”) +‎ 놈 (nom, “man, bastard”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nno̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [촌(ː)놈]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chonnom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chonnom
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'onnom
Yale Romanization?	chōnnom

Noun

촌놈 • (chonnom)

1. (derogatory) a hick, a country bumpkin

   Synonyms: 촌뜨기 (chontteugi), 촌바우 (chonbau), 시골뜨기 (sigoltteugi), 핫바지 (hatbaji)

See also

• 서울뜨기 (Seoultteugi, “city slicker”)
• 서울내기 (Seoullaegi, “Seoulite”)