막내

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Korean

Etymology

From 18th century 막나이 (mangnai), from (mak, “end”) (as in 마지막 (majimak), 막바지 (makbaji)) + 낳— (nat-, “to bear, to bring forth”) + —이 (-i, agent suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magnae
McCune–Reischauer?mangnae
Yale Romanization?maknay

Noun

막내 (mangnae)

  1. the youngest son or daughter; the lastborn; the youngest of the family
    Antonym: 맏이 (maji)
  2. the youngest person in a group
  3. (South Korean idol fandom) maknae (youngest member of an idol group)
    Coordinate terms: 형(兄) (hyeong), 언니 (eonni)

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