English
maknae line
Maknae line comes from Korean 막내 라인.
- Koreanmodern막내 라인mangnae rain
- Englishearliest quotation 2017maknae line
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Koreanmodern막내 라인mangnae rain
- Englishearliest quotation 2017maknae line
Earliest quotation: 2017, Fefe Ho: “The younger members can form the maknae line.”
A compound of 막내 ‘maknae’ + 라인 ‘members with a shared characteristic’
English line
Korean 라인 ‘members with a shared characteristic’
The story
Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.
Every English word from Korean 막내 라인
Today it means
noun The younger members of a K-pop group as a collective.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Korean 막내 라인 / maknae line