thiếu nữ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thiếu-nữ === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 少女, composed of 少 (“young”) and 女 (“female person”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦] === Noun === (classifier người) thiếu nữ (often literary) young girl, young woman Synonym: nữ thiếu niên Hypernym: thiếu niên Coordinate terms: lão nữ, thanh nữ, thiếu nam, thiếu niên Thiếu nữ bên hoa huệ ― The Young Woman Beside Tuberoses (a painting by Tô Ngọc Vân) Genesis 24:16, 2011 Vietnamese translation from BD2011 version; 2021 English translation from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition Isaiah 7:14, 2011 Vietnamese translation from KPA version; 2021 English translation from the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (divination) the youngest daughter Coordinate terms: thiếu nam, trung nữ, trưởng nữ === See also === ngọc nữ