해녀

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Jeju

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海女. Cognate to Korean 해녀 (haenyeo)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haenyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haenyeo
Yale Romanization?haynye

Noun

해녀 (haenyeo)

  1. a female diver
    Synonyms: ᄌᆞᆷ녜 (jawmnye), ᄌᆞᆷ수 (jawmsu)

Derived terms

References

  • “해녀” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “해녀”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 876

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 海女

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?haenyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haenyeo
McCune–Reischauer?haenyŏ
Yale Romanization?hāynye

Noun

해녀 • (haenyeo) (hanja 海女)

  1. a female diver
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