야로나

Korean

Etymology

Blend of 야 (ya, clipping of 야구 갤러리 (yagu gaelleori), the DC Inside baseball forum) +‎ 코로나 (korona, “coronavirus”).

See 야 (ya) for details.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ja̠ɾo̞na̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [야로나]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yarona
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yalona
McCune–Reischauer?	yarona
Yale Romanization?	yalona

Noun

야로나 • (yarona)

1. (Internet slang) coronavirus; COVID-19

   Synonyms: 코로나 (korona), 코로나바이러스 (koronabaireoseu), (North Korea) 코로나비루스 (koronabiruseu)

Usage notes

This word is commonly used in certain online forums where the word 코로나 (korona) is censored.