시스터

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Korean

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from English sister, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Cognate with Japanese シスター (shisutā).

Pronunciation

[edit]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siseuteo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siseuteo
McCune–Reischauer?sisŭt'ŏ
Yale Romanization?sisu.the

Noun

[edit]

시스터 (siseuteo)

  1. (humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)
    Synonyms: 누나 (nuna), 언니 (eonni), 여동생(女同生) (yeodongsaeng)

Coordinate terms

[edit]