노쇠

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 로쇠 (rosoe) (North Korea)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老衰

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰwe̞] ~ [ˈno̞(ː)sʰø̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)쉐/노(ː)쇠]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nosoe
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nosoe
    McCune–Reischauer?nosoe
    Yale Romanization?nōsoy

    Noun

    노쇠 • (nosoe) (hanja 老衰)

    1. senility, decrepitude
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