하녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下女.

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

Noun

하녀 • (hanyeo) (hanja 下女)

  1. maid; servant (girl)
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