Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 18th century 막나이 (mangnai), from (mak, “end”) (as in 마지막 (majimak), 막바지 (makbaji)) + 낳— (nat-, “to bear, to bring forth”) + —이 (-i, agent suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magnae
McCune–Reischauer?mangnae
Yale Romanization?maknay

Noun edit

막내 (mangnae)

  1. the youngest son or daughter; the lastborn; the youngest of the family
    Antonym: 맏이 (maji)
  2. the youngest person in a group

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Chinese: 忙内