소아

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 小兒, from 小 (“little”) + 兒 (“child”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰo̞(ː)a̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [소(ː)아]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	soa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	soa
McCune–Reischauer?	soa
Yale Romanization?	sōa

Noun

소아 • (soa) (hanja 小兒)

1. child (as a minor)

   Synonyms: 아동 (adong), 어린이 (eorini), 아이 (ai)

   Antonym: 성인 (seong'in)

Derived terms

• 소아과(小兒科) (soagwa)
• 소아마비(小兒痲痺) (soamabi)
• 소아병(小兒病) (soabyeong)
• 소아복(小兒服) (soabok)
• 소아성애(小兒性愛) (soaseong'ae)
• 소아암(小兒癌) (soaam)
• 소아의(小兒醫) (soaui)