귀녀

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 貴女.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɲʌ̹] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)녀]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwinyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwinyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kwinyŏ
Yale Romanization?kwīnye

Noun

귀녀 • (gwinyeo) (hanja 貴女)

  1. noblewoman

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 鬼女.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɲʌ̹] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [귀(ː)녀]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwinyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwinyeo
McCune–Reischauer?kwinyŏ
Yale Romanization?kwīnye

Noun

귀녀 • (gwinyeo) (hanja 鬼女)

  1. witch, hag, ogress
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