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노릇

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Korean

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Etymology

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놀다 (nolda) +‎ -ㅅ (-s).

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “How does 놀다 (nolda, to play; to hang out) + -ㅅ (-s, noun-forming suffix) possibly produce "role; part", or (as glossed on the 놀다 page) "job; duty"? What is the sense development? This doesn't seem to make sense. "Duty" and "to play" seem almost like polar opposites.”

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noreut
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noleus
McCune–Reischauer?norŭt
Yale Romanization?nolus

Noun

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노릇 (noreut)

  1. role, part

Derived terms

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