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U+B188, 놈
HANGUL SYLLABLE NOM
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[U+B187]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B189]




녜 ←→ 놔

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
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Revised Romanization (translit.)?nom
McCune–Reischauer?nom
Yale Romanization?nom

Etymology 1

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean  (Yale: nwom). The primary meaning shifted from "person" (of any gender) to a more disparaging "bastard" only used for men. From Old Korean 者音 (*NWOm).

Noun

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(nom)

  1. (vulgar, sometimes offensive, sometimes referring specifically to males) bastard
    Synonym: 녀석 (nyeoseok)
    Coordinate term: (nyeon)
  2. (endearing) kid, boy (from an older perspective)
    Synonyms: 녀석 (nyeoseok), 자식 (jasik)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See (nam).

Noun

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(nom)

  1. Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Gangwon, Hwanghae, Pyongan, and Hamgyong form of (nam, other person, stranger)
    • 1979 June 13, 김치열 [gimchiyeol], “삼부자 곰잡듯 한다 [sambuja gomjapdeut handa]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎[1], 평안남도 평양시 기림리 (현 평양직할시 모란봉구역 개선동) [pyeong'annamdo pyeong'yangsi girimni (hyeon pyeong'yangjikhalsi moranbongguyeok gaeseondong)]:
      ...사우 도망갔드래. 그러니까 사우 이다.
      ...Sau-neun domanggat-deurae. Geureo-nikka sau-neun nomida.
      ...but his son-in-law had apparently run away. Therefore sons-in-law are like strangers.