"여자친구" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [jʌ̹d͡ʑa̠t͡ɕʰinɡu] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: yeojachin'gu [romanization], 女子親舊 [hanja]
Etymology: Calque of English girlfriend. Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”) Etymology templates: {{calque|ko|en|girlfriend}} Calque of English girlfriend, {{etymid|ko|女子親舊}}, {{ko-etym-Sino|女子|female|親舊|friend}} Sino-Korean word from 女子親舊, from 女子 (“female”) + 親舊 (“friend”) Head templates: {{ko-noun|hanja=女子親舊}} 여자친구 • (yeojachin'gu) (hanja 女子親舊)
  1. girlfriend Categories (topical): Female people, People Synonyms: 여친, 걸프렌드 [dated], 녀자친구 (nyeojachin'gu) [North-Korea]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
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            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
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          "roman": "nyeojachin'gu",
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          ],
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      ]
    },
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      "hangeul": "여자친구"
    },
    {
      "other": "[여자친구]"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "女子親舊"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "etymid"
    },
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        "1": "女子",
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    },
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        },
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          ],
          "word": "걸프렌드"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Seoul"
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    },
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