오덕후

Korean

Etymology

From Japanese オタク (otaku), but respelled to make it look like a Sino-Korean word. Various Sino-Korean etymologies were subsequently humorously proposed.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?odeokhu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?odeoghu
McCune–Reischauer?odŏkhu
Yale Romanization?otek.hwu

Noun

오덕후 • (odeokhu)

  1. (especially in a Korean context) synonym of 오타쿠 (otaku, “otaku”)

Derived terms

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