ᄌᆞᆷ녜

Jeju

Alternative forms

• ᄌᆞᆷ녀 (jawmnyeo)
• 잠녀 (jamnyeo)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛女.

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕɒmnje⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɒmɲje] ~ [t͡ɕɒmne]
• Phonetic hangul: [ᄌᆞᆷ녜/ᄌᆞᆷ네]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jawmnye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jawmnye
Yale Romanization?	comnyey

Noun

ᄌᆞᆷ녜 (jawmnye)

1. a female diver

   Synonyms: 해녀 (haenyeo), ᄌᆞᆷ수 (jawmsu)

Derived terms

• ᄌᆞᆷ녜질 (jawmnyejil)

References

• “ᄌᆞᆷ녜” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
• 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “ᄌᆞᆷ녜”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 797