시스터

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from English sister, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swésōr. Cognate with Japanese シスター (shisutā).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɕʰisʰɯtʰʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [시스터]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	siseuteo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	siseuteo
McCune–Reischauer?	sisŭt'ŏ
Yale Romanization?	sisu.the

Noun

시스터 • (siseuteo)

1. (humorous, ironic, colloquial) sister, sis (older or younger)

   Synonyms: 누나 (nuna), 언니 (eonni), 여동생(女同生) (yeodongsaeng)

Coordinate terms

• 브라더 (beuradeo)
• 자매 (姊妹, jamae)