노인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老人, from 老 (“elder”) + 人 (“person”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈno̞(ː)in]
• Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)인]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noin
McCune–Reischauer?	noin
Yale Romanization?	nōin

South Korean Standard Language	노인(老人) (noin)
North Korean Standard Language	로인(老人) (roin)

Noun

노인 • (noin) (hanja 老人)

1. an old person; the elderly