남의자

남의자

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 男の子, from 남 (男, nam, “man, male”) +‎ 의 (ui, “-possessive particle”) +‎ 자 (子, ja, “child”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[na̠mɰid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[나믜자]

Revised Romanization? namuija Revised Romanization (translit.)? nam-uija McCune–Reischauer? namŭija Yale Romanization? nam.uyca

Noun

남의자 • (namuija)

1. (Japan) boy

Synonyms

• (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 남자아이 (namjaai)
• (used in post-Soviet states) 선슨아 (seonseuna)

Further reading

• Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)