여의자

여의자

Korean

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 女の子, from 여 (女, yeo, “woman, female”) +‎ 의 (ui, “-possessive particle”) +‎ 자 (子, ja, “child”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[jʌ̹ɰid͡ʑa̠]
• Phonetic Hangul[여의자]

Revised Romanization? yeouija Revised Romanization (translit.)? yeouija McCune–Reischauer? yŏŭija Yale Romanization? yeuyca

Noun

여의자 • (yeouija)

1. (Japan) girl

Synonyms

• (used in Korean Peninsula and China) 여자아이 (yeojaai)
• (used in post-Soviet states) 색아 (saega)

Further reading

• Shinji Sanada, Naoki Ikugo, Im Yong-chul, Language of Koreans in Japan (2005; Izumi Shoin, Osaka)