[edit] Korean
언니 (eonni)
- elder sister of a female; (by extension, spoken by a female) unrelated elder female
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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
