시나이

Korean

Etymology

Variant of 사나이 (sanai, “lad; man; husband”).

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

Noun

시나이 • (sinai)

  1. (Hwanghae) husband (usually not one's own husband)
    Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 남편(男便) (nampyeon)

References
  • 정원수 (Jeong Won-su) (2002) “황해도 방언 어휘의 몇 가지 특성 [hwanghaedo bang'eon eohwiui myeot gaji teukseong, Some characteristics of the vocabulary of the Hwanghae dialect]”, in Inmunhak yeon'gu, volume 29, number 2, pages 47—79
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