남자친구

Korean

Etymology

Calque from 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)

  1. boyfriend
    Synonyms: 남친 (namchin), (dated) 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)
    Coordinate terms: 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu), 여친 (yeochin)
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