여자친구
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 녀자친구 (nyeojachin'gu) (North Korea)
Etymology
[edit]Calque of English girlfriend. Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
- Phonetic hangul: [여자친구]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeojachin'gu |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeojachingu |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏjach'in'gu |
Yale Romanization? | yeca.chinkwu |