여의자

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 女の子 (onna no ko, literally “female child”), from 여 (yeo, “woman, female”) +‎ 의 (-ui, -possessive particle) +‎ 자 (ja, “child”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ɰid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [여의자]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeouija
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeouija
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏŭija
Yale Romanization?	yeuyca

Noun

여의자 • (yeouija)

1. (Japan) girl

Synonyms

• (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 여자아이 (yeojaai)
• (used in post-Soviet states) 색아 (saega)

References

• Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)