Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unnie line

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
un-nie -line
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.

Etymology

Calque of Korean 언니 라인 (eonni rain), composed of 언니 (eonni, “unnie; elder sister of a woman”) and 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”), ultimately from English line. By surface analysis, unnie + line. Refer to 라인 (rain, “members with a shared characteristic”) for more information.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

unnie lines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyung line maknae line

Questions

What does unnie line mean?
The elder members of a female K-pop group as a collective.
Where does unnie line come from?
It is traced to English.

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