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Korean
Etymology
Calque from English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (“male”) + 親舊 (“friend”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | namjachin'gu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | namjachingu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | namjach'in'gu |
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| Yale Romanization? | namca.chinkwu |
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Noun
남자친구 • (namjachin'gu) (hanja 男子親舊)
- boyfriend
- Synonyms: 남친 (namchin), (dated) 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)
- Coordinate terms: 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu), 여친 (yeochin)