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Korean
Etymology
Calque of Japanese 女の子 (onna no ko, literally “female child”), from 여 (yeo, “woman, female”) + 의 (-ui, -possessive particle) + 자 (ja, “child”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeouija |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeouija |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏŭija |
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| Yale Romanization? | yeuyca |
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Noun
여의자 • (yeouija)
- (Japan) girl
Synonyms
- (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 여자아이 (yeojaai)
- (used in post-Soviet states) 색아 (saega)
References
- Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)