처녀

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 處女

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • 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

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처녀 (cheonyeo) (hanja 處女)

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

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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