동정녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 童貞女.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)정녀]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongjeongnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongjeongnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?tongjŏngnyŏ
Yale Romanization?tōngcengnye

Noun

동정녀 • (dongjeongnyeo) (hanja 童貞女)

  1. (female) virgin
    Synonym: 숫처녀 (sutcheonyeo)
    Antonym: (male virgin) 동정남(童貞男) (dongjeongnam)
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