하녀

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下女.

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
Revised Romanization?hanyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hanyeo
McCune–Reischauer?hanyŏ
Yale Romanization?hānye

Noun

하녀 (hanyeo) (hanja 下女)

  1. maid; servant (girl)