노어

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 露語, from (abbreviation of 노서아 (露西亞, Noseoa, “Russia (obsolete)”)) + (language), from orthographic borrowing from Japanese 露語 (rogo).

    Pronunciation

    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?no'eo
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?no'eo
    McCune–Reischauer?noŏ
    Yale Romanization?noe

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language
    노어(露語) (no'eo)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    로어(露語) (ro'eo)

    노어 • (no'eo) (hanja 露語)

    1. Russian (language)
      노어 사전
      no'eo sajeon
      a Russian dictionary

    Usage notes

    • Due to the initial " to " spelling standardization in South Korea after the 1940s, it was originally written as 로어 (ro'eo), which is the standard in North Korea.

    Synonyms