노루
Korean
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Etymology
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 노로 (Yale: nwolwo). Also attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 노ᄅᆞ (Yale: nworo).
Noun
노루 • (noru)
- roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
- 그녀의 눈은 마치 암노루의 눈을 닮았다.
- geunyeo-ui nun-eun machi amnoru-ui nun-eul dalmatta.
- Her eyes were just like the eyes of a female roe deer.
- geunyeo-ui nun-eun machi amnoru-ui nun-eul dalmatta.
- 그녀의 눈은 마치 암노루의 눈을 닮았다.
Related terms
- 사슴 (saseum, “deer”)