처녀

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 處女

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹]
    • Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)녀]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?cheonyeo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?cheonyeo
    McCune–Reischauer?ch'ŏnyŏ
    Yale Romanization?chēnye

    Noun

    처녀 • (cheonyeo) (hanja 處女)

    1. unmarried woman
    2. virgin (female); maiden
      Synonym: 처자(處子) (cheoja)

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