동정남

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 童貞男.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋna̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)정남]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongjeongnam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongjeongnam
McCune–Reischauer?tongjŏngnam
Yale Romanization?tōngcengnam

Noun

동정남 • (dongjeongnam) (hanja 童貞男)

  1. (male) virgin
    Antonym: (female virgin) 동정녀(童貞女) (dongjeongnyeo)
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