촌놈

Korean

Etymology

From 촌(村) (chon, “country”) +‎ 놈 (nom, “man, bastard”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)nno̞m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [촌(ː)놈]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonnom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonnom
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onnom
Yale Romanization?chōnnom

Noun

촌놈 • (chonnom)

  1. (derogatory) a hick, a country bumpkin
    Synonyms: 촌뜨기 (chontteugi), 촌바우 (chonbau), 시골뜨기 (sigoltteugi), 핫바지 (hatbaji)

See also

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