노안

Korean

Alternative forms

• 로안 (roan) (North Korea)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noan
McCune–Reischauer?	noan
Yale Romanization?	nōan

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 老眼, from 老 (“old”) + 眼 (“eye”)

Noun

노안 • (noan) (hanja 老眼)

1. (South Korea, pathology) presbyopia

See also

• 근시 (近視, geunsi)
• 원시 (遠視, wonsi)
• 난시 (亂視, nansi)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 老 (“old”) + 顔 (“face”)

Noun

노안 • (noan) (hanja 老顔)

1. (South Korea) process of gradually having a wrinkly face
2. (South Korea, medicine) face with wrinkles due to old age or bad habits

See also

• 노환 (老患, nohwan)