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소녀

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 少女, from (small) + (woman).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sonyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sonyeo
McCune–Reischauer?sonyŏ
Yale Romanization?sōnye

Noun

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소녀 (sonyeo) (hanja 少女)

  1. girl (young female person)
    Coordinate term: 소년 (sonyeon)

See also

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