동생

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 同生, from (same) + (life).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer?tongsaeng
Yale Romanization?tongsayng
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 의 / 동에 / 동생

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

동생 (dongsaeng) (hanja 同生)

  1. younger sibling
  2. (usually childish) friend who is somewhat younger

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: dongsaeng, dongseng
  • Japanese: ドンセン (donsen)