냥반

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 兩班. See 양반 (yangban) for more information. Use in Gyeonggi and Hwanghae may be the result of it being a loanword from the Pyongan dialect.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɲa̠ŋba̠n]
Phonetic hangul: [냥반]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nyangban
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nyangban
McCune–Reischauer^?	nyangban
Yale Romanization^?	nyangpan

Noun

냥반 • (nyangban) (hanja 兩班)

(Pyongan, Hwanghae, Gyeonggi) husband, man, mister
Synonym: (Standard Korean) 양반 (yangban) Synonym: (Standard Korean) 아저씨 (ajeossi)
- 2007 March 6, 단옥선, “단옥선 할머니 (78)의 고 함창하 할아버지 이야기”, in 형과니의삶‎, 황해남도 옹진군 동강면:
  그때 지금 돌아간 냥반도 전쟁통에 본처랑 헤어져서는...
  Geuttae jigeum doragan nyangbando jeonjaengtong-e boncheo-rang heeojeoseoneun...
  Back then, the man that passed away was also separated from his original wife during the war...
- 1997, 서울 토박이말 연구 [Study of the Dialect of Seoul Natives], volume I, National Institute of Korean Language, →ISBN, page 200:
  그 냥반은 구월이 생일이구 내가 동지달이 생일이기 때문에...
  Geu nyangbaneun guwor-i saeng'ir-i-gu naega dongjidar-i saeng'ir-i-gi ttaemune...
  Because that man's birthday in on September, and mine is on November...