막내

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ma̠ŋnɛ] ~ [ma̠ŋne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [망내/망네]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?magnae
McCune–Reischauer?mangnae
Yale Romanization?maknay

Noun

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
  • Diminutive: 막내둥이 (mangnaedung'i)
  • 막냇자식 (—子息, mangnaetjasik, “the youngest child”)
  • 막내아들 (mangnaeadeul, “the last son”)
  • 막내딸 (mangnaettal, “the last daughter”)
  • 막내아우 (mangnaeau, “the last brother”)
  • 막냇동생 (mangnaetdongsaeng, “the youngest brother”)
  • 막냇누이 (mangnaennu'i, “the last sister”)
  • 막냇사위 (mangnaetsawi, “the youngest son-in-law”)
  • 막냇삼촌 (mangnaetsamchon, “the youngest uncle”)
  • 막내며느리 (mangnaemyeoneuri, “the wife of one's last son”)
  • 막냇손자 (—孫子, mangnaetsonja, “the youngest grandson”)

Descendants
  • → English: maknae
  • → Mandarin: 忙內／忙内 (mángnèi)
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