처녀성

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處女性, from 處女 (“virgin”) + 性, with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹s͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)녀썽]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonyeoseong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonyeoseong
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnyŏssŏng
Yale Romanization?	chēnyeqseng

Noun

처녀성 • (cheonyeoseong) (hanja 處女性)

1. virginity; maidenhood