양놈

Korean

Etymology

From 양 (洋, yang, “Western”) + 놈 (nom, “bastard”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ŋno̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [양놈]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yangnom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yangnom
McCune–Reischauer?	yangnom
Yale Romanization?	yangnom

Noun

양놈 • (yangnom) (hanja 洋—)

1. (derogatory, ethnic slur) Westerner, Western bastard, Western scum

See also

• 왜놈 (waenom, “Japanese scum”)