막내 라인

Korean

Etymology

From 막내 (mangnae, “youngest person in a group”) +‎ 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠ŋnɛ ɾa̠in] ~ [ma̠ŋne̞ ɾa̠in]
• Phonetic hangul: [망내 라인/망네 라인]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mangnae rain
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	magnae lain
McCune–Reischauer?	mangnae rain
Yale Romanization?	maknay lain

Noun

막내 라인 • (mangnae rain)

1. (South Korean idol fandom) maknae line (younger members of a K-pop group as a collective)

   Coordinate terms: 형 라인 (hyeong rain), 언니 라인 (eonni rain)

Descendants

• → English: maknae line
• → Japanese: マンネライン (manne rain)