누린내

Korean

Etymology

From 누린 (nurin, “rancid”) +‎ 내 (nae, “smell”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nuɾinnɛ(ː)] ~ [nuɾinne̞(ː)]
  • Phonetic hangul: [누린내(ː)/누린네(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nurinnae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nulinnae
McCune–Reischauer?nurinnae
Yale Romanization?nwulinnāy

Noun

누린내 • (nurinnae)

  1. rancid smell, smell of fat

Derived terms

  • 노린내 (norinnae)
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