남루

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 襤褸 (“rags, shreds, scraps”)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	namnu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	namlu
McCune–Reischauer?	namnu
Yale Romanization?	nāmlwu

Noun

남루 • (namnu) (hanja 襤褸)

1. rags, shreds, scraps

Derived terms

• 남루하다 (namnuhada)