남동생

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 男同生, from 男 (“male”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[na̠mdo̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
  • Phonetic Hangul[남동생]
Revised Romanization? namdongsaeng
Revised Romanization (translit.)? namdongsaeng
McCune–Reischauer? namdongsaeng
Yale Romanization? namtongsayng

Noun

남동생 • (namdongsaeng) (hanja 男同生)

  1. little brother, younger brother

Usage notes
Koreans usually say just 동생 (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.
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