노사

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 老師 (“teacher”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)사]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nosa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nosa
    McCune–Reischauer?nosa
    Yale Romanization?nōsa
    South Korean
    Standard Language         		노사(老師) (nosa)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		로사(老師) (rosa)

    Noun

    노사 • (nosa) (hanja 老師)

    1. an elderly monk
    2. a sage
    3. an elderly teacher or master

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 老死 (“to die of old age”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      노사 • (nosa) (hanja 老死)

      1. death from old age; death from natural causes

      Etymology 3

      Sino-Korean word from 勞使 (“labour management”).

      Pronunciation

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

      Noun

      노사 • (nosa) (hanja 勞使)

      1. labour management
      2. capital and labour
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