노망

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老 (“old”) + 妄 (“wild; reckless”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ma̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)망]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nomang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nomang
McCune–Reischauer?	nomang
Yale Romanization?	nōmang

South Korean Standard Language	노망(老妄) (nomang)
North Korean Standard Language	로망(老妄) (romang)

Noun

노망 • (nomang) (hanja 老妄)

1. senile

Derived terms

• 노망(老妄)하다 (nomanghada)