노인네

Korean

Etymology

From 노인 (noin, “old person”) +‎ -네 (-ne, “(sometimes belittling) folk”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noinne
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noinne
McCune–Reischauer?	noinne
Yale Romanization?	nōinney

Noun

노인네 • (noinne) (hanja 老人—)

1. (derogatory or familiar) old person, old folk

   이 노인네가 뭐라는 거야?

   i noinne-ga mwo-raneun geo-ya?

   What is this old man saying?

   나 같은 노인네들한테는 힘들다네.

   Na gateun noinne-deul-hante-neun himdeul-dane.

   It's difficult for old folks like me.