언니

Korean

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)
  • IPA(key)[ʌ̹nni]
  • Phonetic Hangul[언니]
Revised Romanization? eonni
Revised Romanization (translit.)? eonni
McCune–Reischauer? ŏnni
Yale Romanization? enni

Noun

언니 • (eonni)

  1. 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)).

  • 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
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