처녀성
Korean edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 處女性, from 處女 (“virgin”) + 性, with compound/genitive tensing applied.
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹s͈ʌ̹ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [처(ː)녀썽]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheonyeoseong |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheonyeoseong |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnyŏssŏng |
| Yale Romanization? | chēnyeqseng |