선녀

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 仙女.

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seonnyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnyŏ
    Yale Romanization?sennye

    Noun

    선녀 • (seonnyeo) (hanja 仙女)

    1. (Taoism) fairy

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 善女.

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)nɲʌ̹]
      • Phonetic hangul: [선(ː)녀]
        • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
      Romanizations
      Revised Romanization?seonnyeo
      Revised Romanization (translit.)?seonnyeo
      McCune–Reischauer?sŏnnyŏ
      Yale Romanization?sēnnye

      Noun

      선녀 • (seonnyeo) (hanja 善女)

      1. (Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character
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