소년
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 少年, from 少 (“few, less, inadequate”) + 年 (“year; new year; person's age”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)년]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | sonyeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | sonyŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | sōnyen |
Noun
See also
- 소녀 (sonyeo, “girl”)