누나

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA: ˈnuːna
• Phonetic hangul: 누ː나

Romanization

Revised	nuna	transliteration	nuna
McCune-Reischauer	nuna	Yale	nwūna

Noun

누나 (nuna)

1. Elder sister of a male
2. (by extension, spoken by a male) Unrelated female slightly older than oneself

Usage notes

• The term 누나 (nuna) is often used by a male to address an elder female as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).

Alternative forms

• honorific: 누님 (nunim)

Related terms

• 언니 - elder sister of a female
• 오빠 - elder brother of a female
• 형 - elder brother of a male
• 아줌마 - middle aged woman; older female
• 할머니 - grandmother; senior female