망나니

Korean

Etymology

Possibly a univerbation of 막 (mak, “rough, wild, carelessly”) +‎ 난 (nan, realis adnominal of 나다 (nada, “to be born”)) +‎ 이 (i, “person”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mangnani
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mangnani
McCune–Reischauer?mangnani
Yale Romanization?mangnani

Noun

망나니 • (mangnani)

  1. (derogatory) yahoo, thug, ruffian
  2. (historical) headsman, executioner

Derived terms

  • 개망나니 (gaemangnani)
  • 망나니짓 (mangnanijit)
  • 술망나니 (sulmangnani)
  • 지각망나니 (jigangmangnani)
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