미녀

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Korean word from 美女, from (beautiful) + (female)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈmi(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?minyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?minyeo
McCune–Reischauer?minyŏ
Yale Romanization?mīnye

Noun[edit]

미녀 (minyeo) (hanja 美女)

  1. beauty, beautiful woman