Korean learner dictionary
언니 meaning and pronunciation
eonni · older sister
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Dictionary entry
NIKL target code 31971- 1.
여자가 형제나 친척 형제들 중에서 자기보다 나이가 많은 여자를 이르거나 부르는 말.
English: older sister — A word used only by a female to refer to or address her female siblings or cousins older than herself.
Examples
- 둘째 언니.
- 사촌 언니.
- 우리 언니.
- 첫째 언니.
- 상냥한 언니.
- 예쁜 언니.
- 2.
여자가 자기보다 나이 많은 여자를 다정하게 이르거나 부르는 말.
English: older sister — A word used only by a female to refer to or address another female older than herself endearingly.
Examples
- 고향 언니.
- 꽃집 언니.
- 동네 언니.
- 선배 언니.
- 옆집 언니.
- 이웃집 언니.
- Categories
- 삶 > 친족 관계 · 소개하기(가족 소개)
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