시스터

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Cognate with Japanese シスター (shisutā).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?siseuteo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?siseuteo
McCune–Reischauer?sisŭt'ŏ
Yale Romanization?sisu.the

Noun

시스터 • (siseuteo)

  1. (humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)
    Synonyms: 누나 (nuna), 언니 (eonni), 여동생(女同生) (yeodongsaeng)

Coordinate terms

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