처녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 處女

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	chēnye

Noun

처녀 • (cheonyeo) (hanja 處女)

1. unmarried woman
2. virgin (female); maiden

   Synonym: 처자(處子) (cheoja)

Synonyms

• 아가씨 (agassi)
• 이나 (ina)

Derived terms

• 숫처녀 (sutcheonyeo)