노년

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 로년 (ronyeon) (North Korea)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老年 (“old age”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)년]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nonyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nonyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?nonyŏn
    Yale Romanization?nōnyen

    Noun

    노년 • (nonyeon) (hanja 老年)

    1. old age

    Synonyms

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