노비

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 奴婢.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞bi]
• Phonetic hangul: [노비]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nobi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nobi
McCune–Reischauer?	nobi
Yale Romanization?	nopi

Noun

노비 • (nobi) (hanja 奴婢)

1. (historical) slave, servant (in traditional East Asia)

See also

• 노예(奴隸) (noye, “slave”) (more generally)