노인
Korean
Alternative forms
- 로인 (roin) (North Korean)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 老人, from 老 (“elder”) + 人 (“person”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)in]
- Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)인]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | noin |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | noin |
| McCune–Reischauer? | noin |
| Yale Romanization? | nōin |