아가씨

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gukhan hoehwa (國韓會話 / 국한회화), 1895, as Early Modern Korean 아기씨 (Yale: akissi). From 아기 (agi, “baby”) +‎ 씨 (-ssi, status suffix)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɡa̠ɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [아가씨]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	agassi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	aga'ssi
McCune–Reischauer?	agassi
Yale Romanization?	aka.ssi

Noun

아가씨 • (agassi)

1. Miss, girl, young lady

   Synonyms: 처녀(處女) (cheonyeo), 처자(處子) (cheoja)