애인
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 愛人, from 愛 (“love”) + 人 (“person”). The Yanbian sense a semantic loan from Chinese 愛人/爱人 (àirén).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɛ(ː)in] ~ [ˈe̞(ː)in]
- Phonetic hangul: [애(ː)인/에(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | aein |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | aein |
McCune–Reischauer? | aein |
Yale Romanization? | āyin |
Noun
애인 • (aein) (hanja 愛人)
- lover; boyfriend, girlfriend
- Synonym: (Yanbian) 대상자(對象者) (daesangja)
- Hypernyms: 남자친구(男子親舊) (namjachin'gu, “boyfriend”), 여자친구(女子親舊) (yeojachin'gu, “girlfriend”)
- (Yanbian) spouse
Further reading
- 곽충구 [Kwak Chung-gu] (2019) 두만강 유역의 조선어 방언 사전 [duman'gang yuyeogui joseoneo bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of Korean Dialects of the Tumen River Area], volume II, Taehaksa, →ISBN, page 2471
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