귀녀

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