"녀석" meaning in Korean

See 녀석 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɲʌ̹sʰʌ̹k̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: nyeoseok [romanization]
Etymology: Of unclear origin. Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 녀석 • (nyeoseok)
  1. (derogatory) dude, fellow Tags: derogatory Synonyms:
    Sense id: en-녀석-ko-noun-B-ayV313
  2. (slang) endearing term for usually young boys, similar to squirt or scamp Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-녀석-ko-noun-G7VlATaS Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Male people, People Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Male people: 0 100 Disambiguation of People: 0 100
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  "etymology_text": "Of unclear origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyeoseok",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "녀석 • (nyeoseok)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "dude, fellow"
      ],
      "id": "en-녀석-ko-noun-B-ayV313",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) dude, fellow"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "놈"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 89",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Male people",
          "orig": "ko:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "ko:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "endearing term for usually young boys, similar to squirt or scamp"
      ],
      "id": "en-녀석-ko-noun-G7VlATaS",
      "links": [
        [
          "squirt",
          "squirt"
        ],
        [
          "scamp",
          "scamp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) endearing term for usually young boys, similar to squirt or scamp"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲʌ̹sʰʌ̹k̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "녀석"
    },
    {
      "other": "[녀석]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "녀석"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ko:Male people",
    "ko:People"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of unclear origin.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyeoseok",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "녀석 • (nyeoseok)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dude, fellow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "dude",
          "dude"
        ],
        [
          "fellow",
          "fellow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) dude, fellow"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "놈"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Korean slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "endearing term for usually young boys, similar to squirt or scamp"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "squirt",
          "squirt"
        ],
        [
          "scamp",
          "scamp"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) endearing term for usually young boys, similar to squirt or scamp"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɲʌ̹sʰʌ̹k̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "녀석"
    },
    {
      "other": "[녀석]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "녀석"
}

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