유아

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 幼兒, from 幼 (“young”) + 兒 (“infant, child”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jua̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [유아]

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

Noun

유아 • (yua) (hanja 幼兒)

1. child (usually a preschooler)

   Synonyms: 아이 (ai), 어린이 (eorini)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 乳兒, from 乳 (“milk”) + 兒 (“infant”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jua̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [유아]

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

Noun

유아 • (yua) (hanja 乳兒)

1. unweaned infant

   Synonym: 젖먹이 (jeonmeogi)