남의자

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 男の子 (otoko no ko, literally “male child”), from 남 (nam, “man, male”) +‎ 의 (-ui, possessive particle) +‎ 자 (ja, “child”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠mɰid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [나믜자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namuija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nam'uija
McCune–Reischauer?	namŭija
Yale Romanization?	nam.uyca

Noun

남의자 • (namuija)

1. (Japan) boy

Synonyms

• (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 남자아이 (namjaai)
• (used in post-Soviet states) 선슨아 (seonseuna)

Further reading

• Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)