"unnie" meaning in All languages combined

See unnie on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-unnie.wav Forms: unnies [plural], unni [alternative], eonni [alternative], eonnie [alternative]
Rhymes: -ʌni Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 언니 (eonni, “older sister of a woman”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ko|언니||older sister of a woman}} Borrowed from Korean 언니 (eonni, “older sister of a woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} unnie (plural unnies)
  1. (manhwa, women's speech) An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older woman. Translations (Translations): 歐尼 /欧尼 (ōuní) (Chinese Mandarin), 歐妮 /欧妮 (ōunī) (Chinese Mandarin), オンニ (onni) (Japanese), 언니 (eonni) (Korean), о́нни (ónni) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unnie-en-noun-~6L~hTFD Categories (other): Korean fiction, English terms of address Disambiguation of English terms of address: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 71 29
  2. (South Korean idol fandom) An older female member of an idol group.
    Sense id: en-unnie-en-noun-W2pEEvMi Categories (other): South Korean idol fandom, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Female family members Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Female family members: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unnie line

Adjective [Norman]

Head templates: {{head|nrf|adjective form}} unnie
  1. feminine singular of unni Tags: feminine, form-of, singular Form of: unni
    Sense id: en-unnie-nrm-adj-iIeXr-mu Categories (other): Norman entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for unnie meaning in All languages combined (3.6kB)

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