비제이

Korean

Etymology

Commonly known as an acronym of English broadcast jockey. However, some suggest that its actual etymology is an acronym of Korean 방장(房長) (bangjang, literally “head of the room”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pid͡ʑe̞i]
Phonetic hangul: [비제이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	bijei
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	bijei
McCune–Reischauer^?	pijei
Yale Romanization^?	piceyi

Noun

비제이 • (bijei)

streamer, a person who streams a live video feed on the Internet.

References

^ “BJ”, in 나무위키 [namuwiki]‎^[1] (in Korean), 2024 April 20: “원래 BJ의 뜻은 '방장(房長, Bang Jang)'이었다. ― The original meaning of BJ was 'Bang Jang'”

[1] “BJ”, in 나무위키 [namuwiki]‎^[1] (in Korean), 2024 April 20: “원래 BJ의 뜻은 '방장(房長, Bang Jang)'이었다. ― The original meaning of BJ was 'Bang Jang'”

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