노견

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 老犬, from 老 (“old”) + 犬 (“dog”).

    Noun

    노견 • (nogyeon)

    1. old dog
      Coordinate term: 노묘 (nomyo, “old cat”)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 路肩 via orthographic borrowing from Japanese 路肩 (rokata, “shoulder (road)”).

      Noun

      노견 • (nogyeon)

      1. (dated) shoulder (road)
        Synonyms: 갓길 (gatgil), 길어깨 (gireokkae)
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