남동생

남동생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男同生, from 男 (“male”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[na̠mdo̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
• Phonetic Hangul[남동생]

Revised Romanization? namdongsaeng Revised Romanization (translit.)? namdongsaeng McCune–Reischauer? namdongsaeng Yale Romanization? namtongsayng

Noun

남동생 • (namdongsaeng) (hanja 男同生)

1. little brother, younger brother

Usage notes

Koreans usually say just 동생 (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.

Related terms

• 여동생 (yeodongsaeng)