그녀

Korean

Etymology

calque of Japanese 彼女 (かのじょ) (kanojo) by Kim Dong-in[1]. 그 (geu) + 녀 (女, nyeo).

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key)[kɯɲjʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[그녀]
Revised Romanization? geunyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? geunyeo
McCune–Reischauer? kŭnyŏ
Yale Romanization? kunye

Pronoun

그녀 • (geunyeo)

  1. (literary) she, her (third person singular feminine pronoun)
    • 그녀는 나에게 어떻게 수영하는지를 가르쳤다.
      Geunyeoneun na-ege eotteoke suyeonghaneunjireul gareuchyeotda.
      She taught me how to swim.
    • 그녀의 추억은 슬픔을 띤 것이었다.
      Geunyeoui chueogeun seulpeumeul ttin geosieotda.
      Her memory was tinged with sorrow.

References
  1. Chae-un Yi (이재운), Ttŭt to morŭgo chaju ssŭnŭn uri mal ŏwŏn 500-kaji (뜻도 모르고 자주 쓰는 우리말 어원 500가지), 2008, →ISBN
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