유부녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 有夫女.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yubunyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yubunyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	yubunyŏ
Yale Romanization?	yūpunye

Noun

유부녀 • (yubunyeo) (hanja 有夫女)

1. married woman

   Synonym: 핫어미 (haseomi)

   Antonym: 유부남(有婦男) (yubunam)