소녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 少女, from 少 (“small”) + 女 (“woman”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[ˈsʰo̞ːɲjʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[소:녀]
Revised Romanization? sonyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? sonyeo
McCune–Reischauer? sonyŏ
Yale Romanization? sōnye

Noun

소녀 • (sonyeo) (hanja 少女)

  1. a little girl

See also
  • 소년 (sonyeon, “boy”)
  • 청소년 (cheongsonyeon, “youth of either age”)
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