형
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Korean edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 兄
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [çʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [형]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | hyeong |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | hyeong |
McCune–Reischauer? | hyŏng |
Yale Romanization? | hyeng |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 형의 / 형에 / 형까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word takes low pitch only before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes.
Noun edit
- older brother of a male
- Coordinate term: 누나 (nuna)
- (men's speech, in informal friendly settings) somewhat older male
- (dated) elder sister of a female
- Synonym: 언니 (eonni)
Usage notes edit
- This term is used as a de facto second-person pronoun by men to address both older brothers and unrelated men of somewhat older age. This is because Korean does not permit the use of true second-person pronouns towards a social superior. See 너#Usage notes for more.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: hyung
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 刑
Noun edit
Etymology 3 edit
Sino-Korean word from 型
Noun edit
Suffix edit
Etymology 4 edit
Sino-Korean word from 形
Noun edit
Etymology 5 edit
Sino-Korean word from 螢