처남

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 妻男

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?cheonam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonam
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnam
Yale Romanization?chenam

Noun

처남 (cheonam) (hanja 妻男)

  1. one's wife's brother; one's brother-in-law