Meanings
plural manhwagas
- A manhwa (Korean comic) author or artist.
Hello, I’m Youngran Lee, the manhwaga who is happiest when writing and drawing.
2006 September 5, Youngran Lee, Lie to Me (Manhwa Novella Collection), volume 1, Netcomics, →ISBN, page 42 more examples
I have no idea why but there’s an overwhelming number of cat lovers among Manhwagas (Manhwa artists), a disproportionate number considering how many people there are who don’t even like cats.
2006 August 22, Wann, Can't Lose You, volume 2, Netcomics, →ISBN, page 3The creators of these East Asian comics also have specific titles: a person who makes manga is a mangaka, a person who creates manhwa is a manhwaga, and a person that makes manhua is a manhuajia.
2022 September 30, Jieun Kiaer, Ben Cagan, Pragmatics in Korean and Japanese Translation, Routledge, →ISBN, page 101
Origin
- Korean만화가(漫畫家)
- Englishmanhwaga
Borrowed from Korean 만화가(漫畫家) (manhwaga). Doublet of mangaka and manhuajia.
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Arabic رسام ويبتون, رسامة ويبتون
- رسام ويبتون (rassām webtūn)manhwa author or artist
- رسامة ويبتون (rassāmat webtūn)manhwa author or artist
Chinese Mandarin 韓國漫畫家 /韩国漫画家
- 韓國漫畫家 /韩国漫画家 (hánguó mànhuàjiā)manhwa author or artist
Hindi मन्हवा लेखक, मन्हवा लेखिका
- मन्हवा लेखक (manhavā lekhak)manhwa author or artist
- मन्हवा लेखिका (manhavā lekhikā)manhwa author or artist
Japanese 漫画家, 韓国の漫画家
- 漫画家 (mangaka)manhwa author or artist
- 韓国の漫画家 (kankoku no mangaka)manhwa author or artist
Korean 만화가
- 만화가 (manhwaga)manhwa author or artist
Cite this entry
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