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Korean
Etymology
Variant of 사나이 (sanai, “lad; man; husband”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | sinai |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sinai |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sinai |
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| Yale Romanization? | sinai |
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Noun
시나이 • (sinai)
- (Hwanghae) husband (usually not one's own husband)
- Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 남편(男便) (nampyeon)
References
- 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79