Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 宮女, from (palace) + (woman).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gungnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gungnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kungnyŏ
Yale Romanization?kwungnye

Noun

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궁녀 (gungnyeo) (hanja 宮女)

  1. lady-in-waiting