누나
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[edit] Pronunciation
Romanization
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nuna |
nuna |
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nuna |
nwūna |
[edit] Noun
누나 (nuna)
- Elder sister of a male
- (by extension, spoken by a male) Unrelated female slightly older than oneself
[edit] 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).
[edit] Alternative forms
- honorific: 누님 (nunim)