ᄌᆞᆷ녜

Jeju

Alternative forms
  • ᄌᆞᆷ녀 (jawmnyeo)
  • 잠녀 (jamnyeo)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 潛女.

Pronunciation
  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡ɕɒmnje⫽
  • (Jeju City) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɒmɲje] ~ [t͡ɕɒmne]
  • Phonetic hangul: [ᄌᆞᆷ녜/ᄌᆞᆷ네]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jawmnye
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jawmnye
Yale Romanization?comnyey

Noun

ᄌᆞᆷ녜 (jawmnye)

  1. a female diver
    Synonyms: 해녀 (haenyeo), ᄌᆞᆷ수 (jawmsu)

Derived terms
  • ᄌᆞᆷ녜질 (jawmnyejil)

References
  • “ᄌᆞᆷ녜” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “ᄌᆞᆷ녜”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon], 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 797
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