언니

Korean

Noun

언니 (eonni)

1. elder sister of a female; (by extension, spoken by a female) unrelated elder female

Usage notes

The term 언니 (eonni) is used by a female to refer to an elder female, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 or 당신).

Related terms

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