Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maknae line

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: mak-nae -line
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The younger members of a K-pop group as a collective.

Example Sentences

"The younger members can form the maknae line."
"Tessa and Sung Soo watched the maknae line bundled up together on the couch, grins across their faces."
"And how was she making the maknae''' line so comfortable so quickly?"

Etymology

From Korean 막내 라인 (mangnae rain), composed of 막내 (mangnae, “maknae; youngest person in a group”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, maknae + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Origin

Source language: Korean

Word Breakdown

Root: 막내 라인, line

Inflected Forms

maknae lines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyung line unnie line

Questions

What does maknae line mean?: The younger members of a K-pop group as a collective.
Where does maknae line come from?: It is traced to Korean.

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