기녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 妓女

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈki(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [기(ː)녀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ginyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ginyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kinyŏ
Yale Romanization?kīnye

Noun

기녀 • (ginyeo) (hanja 妓女)

  1. courtesan
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