Korean

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Etymology

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Nativization from Chinese 鑼鍋锣锅.

First attested in the Sabeobeo eonhae (四法語諺解 / 사법어언해), 1467, as Middle Korean 노구 (Yale: nwòkwù). Also attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 노고 (Yale: nwòkwò).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nogu
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nogu
McCune–Reischauer?nogu
Yale Romanization?nokwu

Noun

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노구 (nogu)

  1. a small, portable hanging pot made of brass or copper
    Synonym: 노구솥 (nogusot)
  2. (manufacturing) a mixture of brass and copper