여자친구

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 녀자친구 (nyeojachin-gu) (North Korea)

Etymology

Calque from English girlfriend. Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu]
  • Phonetic Hangul[여자친구]
Revised Romanization? yeojachin-gu
Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeojachingu
McCune–Reischauer? yŏjach'in'gu
Yale Romanization? yecachinkwu

Noun

여자친구 • (yeojachin-gu) (hanja 女子親舊)

  1. girlfriend

Synonyms
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