선녀

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 仙女.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹nɲʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [선녀]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	sennye

Noun

선녀 • (seonnyeo) (hanja 仙女)

1. (Taoism) fairy

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 善女.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seonnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seonnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏnnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	sēnnye

Noun

선녀 • (seonnyeo) (hanja 善女)

1. (Buddhism) a pious woman; a woman with a good character