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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 少年, from 少 (“few”) + 年 (“year; age”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | sonyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | sonyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | sonyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | sōnyen |
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Noun
소년 • (sonyeon) (hanja 少年)
- boy (older than 6 years old and so on)
- Coordinate term: 소녀(少女) (sonyeo, “girl”)