소녀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 少女, from 少 (“small”) + 女 (“woman”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)녀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sonyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?sonyŏ
    Yale Romanization?sōnye

    Noun

    소녀 • (sonyeo) (hanja 少女)

    1. girl (young female person)
      Coordinate term: 소년 (sonyeon)

    See also

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