남자친구

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠md͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
• Phonetic hangul: [남자친구]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namjachin'gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namjachingu
McCune–Reischauer?	namjach'in'gu
Yale Romanization?	namca.chinkwu

Noun

남자친구 • (namjachin'gu) (hanja 男子親舊)

1. boyfriend

   Synonyms: 남친 (namchin), (dated) 보이프렌드 (boipeurendeu)

   Coordinate terms: 여자친구 (yeojachin'gu), 여친 (yeochin)