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소녀

소녀

Korean

Noun

소녀 • ‎(sonyeo) ‎(hanja 少女)

  1. a little girl

See also

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʰo̞ːɲjʌ̹/
  • Phonetic hangeul: 소:녀
Romanizations
Revised transcription sonyeo
Revised transliteration sonyeo
McCune–Reischauer sonyŏ
Yale sōnye

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