Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyung line

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.10 in modern English

Syllables: hyung -line
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.

Example Sentences

"Born on 22nd May 1999, belongs to the Hyung line of EXO being the second oldest after Xiumin."
"RM, Suga, Jin, and J-Hope comprise BTS's hyung line."
"A break comes with some ment from the Maknae line and the Hyung line who decide to show some sexiness."

Etymology

Calque of Korean 형 라인 (hyeong rain), composed of 형(兄) (hyeong, “hyung; elder brother of a man”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, hyung + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: line

Inflected Forms

hyung lines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unnie line maknae line

Questions

What does hyung line mean?: The elder members of a male K-pop group as a collective.
Where does hyung line come from?: It is traced to English.

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