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U+B140, 녀
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEO
Composition: +

[U+B13F]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B141]




네 ←→ 녜

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (woman).

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
여(女) (yeo)
North Korean
Standard Language
녀(女) (nyeo)

(nyeo) (hanja )

  1. North Korea standard spelling of 여(女) (yeo, woman; female).
    Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, man; male)
  2. daughter; used only when counting the number of children
    Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, son)
    2 2 막내.Na-neun 2-nam 2-nyeo jung mangnae-da.I am the youngest (child) among two sons and two daughters.
See also
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Suffix

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—녀 (-nyeo) (hanja )

  1. woman (who is characterized by this)
    Coordinate term: 남(男) (-nam, man; male)

Etymology 2

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(nyeo)