여왕

Korean

Alternative forms

• 녀왕 (nyeowang) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 女王, from 女 (“female”) + 王 (“king”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹wa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [여왕]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeowang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeowang
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏwang
Yale Romanization?	yewang

Noun

여왕 • (yeowang) (hanja 女王)

1. queen
2. (card games) queen