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Korean
- 녀자친구 (nyeojachin'gu) (North Korea)
Etymology
Calque of English girlfriend. Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeojachin'gu |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeojachingu |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏjach'in'gu |
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| Yale Romanization? | yeca.chinkwu |
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Noun
여자친구 • (yeojachin'gu) (hanja 女子親舊)
- girlfriend
- Synonyms: 여친 (yeochin), (dated) 걸프렌드 (geolpeurendeu)
- Coordinate terms: 남자친구 (namjachin'gu), 남친 (namchin)