좆나

Korean

Alternative forms

• 존나 (jonna), 졸라 (jolla), ㅈㄴ (chatspeak)

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. Contraction of earlier 좆 나게 (jot na-ge, “so the penis comes out”), implying an erection. Not even the uncontracted form is attested before the 1980s. Some scholars have suggested that this originated in South Korean army slang (Cho Hang-beom 2019, pp. 354–356).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞nna̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [존나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jonna
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jojna
McCune–Reischauer?	chonna
Yale Romanization?	cocna

Adverb

좆나 • (jonna)

1. (vulgar, slang) as fuck, fucking (vulgar intensifying adverb) [since 1980s]

   겨울 되니까 좆나 춥네.

   Gyeoul doe-nikka jonna chum-ne.

   It's so fucking cold now that it's winter.

   내가 너 좆나 좋아하는 거 알지?

   Nae-ga neo jonna joahaneun geo al-ji?

   You know I fucking love you, right?