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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hanyeo
"호텔 메이드가 방을 청소했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A female domestic servant employed to clean and perform other household tasks.
"The hotel maid cleaned the room and replaced the fresh towels." - 2
A young unmarried woman or girl (chiefly poetic or archaic).
"The fair maid walked through the blooming valley."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originates from Middle English 'maide', 'maiden', a shortened form of Old English 'mǣgeden', meaning a virgin, girl, or young unmarried woman. Over time, the term shifted in meaning to specifically denote a female domestic servant or cleaner employed in a household or hotel.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Maid" is said worldwide
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femme de ménage
Transliteration: fam də menaʒ
"La femme de ménage est venue ce matin."
Hausmädchen
Transliteration: ˈhaʊ̯sˌmɛːtçən
"Das Hausmädchen hat das Zimmer aufgeräumt."
cameriera
Transliteration: kamɛˈrjɛːra
"La cameriera ha cambiato le lenzuola."
sirvienta
Transliteration: siɾˈbjenta
"La sirvienta limpió toda la casa."
empregada
Transliteration: ẽpɾeˈɡada
"A empregada arrumou os quartos."
नौराणी
Transliteration: naukrani
Script: नौकराणी
"नौकराणी ने घर की सफाई की।"
女佣
Transliteration: nǚ yōng
"女佣正在打扫房间。"
하녀
Transliteration: hanyeo
"호텔 메이드가 방을 청소했습니다."
お手伝いさん
Transliteration: otetsudaisan
"ホテルのメイドが部屋を掃除しました。"
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