형님
Korean
Etymology
형 (hyeong, “older brother of a male”) + 님 (-nim, “honorific suffix”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹ŋnim]
- Phonetic hangul: [형님]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | hyeongnim |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeongnim |
| McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏngnim |
| Yale Romanization? | hyengnim |
Noun
형님 • (hyeongnim)
- honorific of 형 (hyeong, “older brother of a male”)
- (of a male) wife's older brother (a type of brother-in-law)
- (of a male) wife's older sister's husband (a type of co-brother-in-law)
- (of a female) husband’s older sister (a type of sister-in-law)
- (of a female) husband’s older brother’s wife (a type of co-sister-in-law)
See also
References
- The Talking Cupboard. https://thetalkingcupboard.com/2013/05/11/korean-family-and-kinship-terms, accessed 20th March 2017.