언니

eonni · [언니]

older sister

nounBeginner

Meanings

  1. older sisterA word used only by a female to refer to or address her female siblings or cousins older than herself.
  2. older sisterA word used only by a female to refer to or address another female older than herself endearingly.

Examples from Lessons (3)

The older sister and her friend like dramas.

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네, 편하게 언니라고 불러주세요.

Yes, please feel free to call me *eonni*.

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여자 아이돌은 언니라고 불러요.

You call female idols unni.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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