노안
Korean edit
Alternative forms edit
- 로안 (roan) (North Korea)
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)a̠n]
- Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)안]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | noan |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | noan |
McCune–Reischauer? | noan |
Yale Romanization? | nōan |
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Korean word from 老眼, from 老 (“old”) + 眼 (“eye”)
Noun edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Korean word from 老 (“old”) + 顔 (“face”)
Noun edit
- (South Korea) process of gradually having a wrinkly face
- (South Korea, medicine) face with wrinkles due to old age or bad habits