소녀
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 少女, from 少 (“small”) + 女 (“woman”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹]
- Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)녀]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | sonyeo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonyeo |
McCune–Reischauer? | sonyŏ |
Yale Romanization? | sōnye |
Noun
- a little girl