소아

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小兒, from 小 (“little”) + 兒 (“child”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)a̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)아]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?soa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?soa
McCune–Reischauer?soa
Yale Romanization?sōa

Noun

소아 • (soa) (hanja 小兒)

  1. child (as a minor)
    Synonyms: 아동 (adong), 어린이 (eorini), 아이 (ai)
    Antonym: 성인 (seong'in)

Derived terms
  • 소아과(小兒科) (soagwa)
  • 소아마비(小兒痲痺) (soamabi)
  • 소아병(小兒病) (soabyeong)
  • 소아복(小兒服) (soabok)
  • 소아성애(小兒性愛) (soaseong'ae)
  • 소아암(小兒癌) (soaam)
  • 소아의(小兒醫) (soaui)
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