외손녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 外孫女, from 外 (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)
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