여신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 女神, from 女 (“female”) + 神 (“god”)

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeosin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeosin
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏsin
    Yale Romanization?yesin

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		여신(女神) (yeosin)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		녀신(女神) (nyeosin)

    여신 • (yeosin) (hanja 女神)

    1. goddess
      Hypernym: 신(神) (sin, “god; deity”)
      Coordinate term: 남신(男神) (namsin, “male god”)
    2. (colloquial, figurative) very beautiful woman, most beautiful woman
      XX대 여신 ― XXdae yeosin ― goddess of XX University
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