언니

Korean

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key)[ʌ̹nni]
Phonetic Hangul[언니]

Revised Romanization^?	eonni
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eonni
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏnni
Yale Romanization^?	enni

Noun

언니 • (eonni)

elder sister of a female; (by extension, spoken by a female) unrelated elder female

Usage notes

The term 언니 is used by a female to refer to an elder female, often as a polite replacement for a second person singular pronoun (너 (neo) or 당신 (dangsin)).

Related terms

누나 (nuna) elder sister of a male
오빠 (oppa) - elder brother of a female
형 (hyeong) - elder brother of a male
아줌마 (ajumma) - middle aged woman; older female
할머니 (halmeoni) - grandmother; senior female