노파

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老婆, from 老 (“old”) + 婆 (“grandmother”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)pʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)파]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nopa
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nopa
    McCune–Reischauer?nop'a
    Yale Romanization?nō.pha
    South Korean
    Standard Language         		노파(老婆) (nopa)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		로파(老婆) (ropa)

    Noun

    노파 • (nopa) (hanja 老婆)

    1. old woman
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