남루

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 襤褸 (rags, shreds, scraps)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)mnu]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?namnu
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?namlu
    McCune–Reischauer?namnu
    Yale Romanization?nāmlwu

    Noun

    남루 • (namnu) (hanja 襤褸)

    1. rags, shreds, scraps

    Derived terms