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Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 女 (“woman”).
Noun
녀 • (nyeo) (hanja 女)
- North Korea standard spelling of 여(女) (yeo, “woman; female”).
- Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, “man; male”)
- daughter; used only when counting the number of children
- Coordinate term: 남(男) (nam, “son”)
- 나는 2남 2녀 중 막내다. ― Na-neun 2-nam 2-nyeo jung mangnae-da. ― I am the youngest (child) among two sons and two daughters.
See also
Suffix
—녀 • (-nyeo) (hanja 女)
- woman (who is characterized by this)
- Coordinate term: 남(男) (-nam, “man; male”)
Etymology 2
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
녀 (nyeo)
More information
- 女:
- (MC reading: 女 (MC nrjoX|nrjoH))
- 挐:
- (MC reading: 挐 (MC nrjo|nrae))