여동생
Korean edit
Alternative forms edit
- 녀동생 (nyeodongsaeng) (North Korea)
Etymology edit
Sino-Korean word from 女同生, from 女 (“female”) + 同生 (“younger sibling”).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰɛŋ] ~ [jʌ̹do̞ŋsʰe̞ŋ]
- Phonetic hangul: [여동생/여동셍]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | yeodongsaeng |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeodongsaeng |
McCune–Reischauer? | yŏdongsaeng |
Yale Romanization? | yetongsayng |
Noun edit
여동생 • (yeodongsaeng) (hanja 女同生)
- little sister, younger sister
Usage notes edit
Koreans usually say just 동생(同生) (dongsaeng) without distinguishing genders.