최애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 最愛, from 最 (最, “most”) + 愛 (愛, “love”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)ɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)ɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰwe̞(ː)e̞] ~ [ˈt͡ɕʰø̞(ː)e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [췌(ː)애/최(ː)애/췌(ː)에/최(ː)에]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?choeae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?choeae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'oeae
Yale Romanization?chōy.ay

Noun

최애 • (choeae) (hanja 最愛)

  1. (colloquial, attributive) favorite
    최애 프사 ― choeae peusa ― favorite profile pic
    최애 음식 ― choeae eumsik ― favorite food
  2. (idol fandom) bias (favorite member of the idol group)
    Coordinate term: 차애(次愛) (chaae, “second bias”)

Derived terms
  • 최애(最愛)하다 (choeaehada, “to consider as favorite, to prefer”)
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