만화가

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 漫畫家, from 漫畫 (“comics”) + 家 (“suffix related to one's profession”), from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 漫(まん)画(が)家(か) (mangaka).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈma̠(ː)nβwa̠ɡa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [만(ː)화가]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?manhwaga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?manhwaga
McCune–Reischauer?manhwaga
Yale Romanization?mān.hwaka

Noun

만화가 • (manhwaga) (hanja 漫畫家 / 漫畵家)

  1. comics artist; cartoonist; comic book creator

Descendants

  • → English: manhwaga
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