Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 聖女.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seongnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?sŏngnyŏ
Yale Romanization?sengnye

Noun

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성녀 (seongnyeo) (hanja 聖女)

  1. saintess; female saint