동정녀

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 童貞女.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋɲʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)정녀]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongjeongnyeo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongjeongnyeo
McCune–Reischauer?	tongjŏngnyŏ
Yale Romanization?	tōngcengnye

Noun

동정녀 • (dongjeongnyeo) (hanja 童貞女)

1. (female) virgin

   Synonym: 숫처녀 (sutcheonyeo)

   Antonym: (male virgin) 동정남(童貞男) (dongjeongnam)