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 prescribed 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)