외손녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外孫女, from 外 (“outside”) + 孫女 (“granddaughter”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwe̞(ː)sʰo̞nɲʌ̹] ~ [ˈø̞(ː)sʰo̞nɲʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [웨(ː)손녀/외(ː)손녀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	oesonnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	oesonnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	oesonnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	ōysonnye

Noun

외손녀 • (oesonnyeo) (hanja 外孫女)

1. granddaughter (daughter's daughter)