남자친구

남자친구

Korean

Etymology

Calque from English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (“male”) + 親舊 (“friend”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[na̠md͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
• Phonetic Hangul[남자친구]

Revised Romanization? namjachin-gu Revised Romanization (translit.)? namjachingu McCune–Reischauer? namjach'in'gu Yale Romanization? namcachinkwu

Noun

남자친구 • (namjachin-gu) (hanja 男子親舊)

1. boyfriend

Synonyms

• 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)
• 남친 (namchin)

Related terms

• 여자친구 (yeojachin-gu)
• 여친 (yeochin)