로인

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 老人.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾo̞(ː)in]
    • Phonetic hangul: [로(ː)인]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?roin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?loin
    McCune–Reischauer?roin
    Yale Romanization?lōin

    Noun

    로인 • (roin) (hanja 老人)

    1. North Korea and China standard form of 노인 (noin, “old person”)
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