Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 路線, from (path) + (thread, line).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noseon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?noseon
McCune–Reischauer?nosŏn
Yale Romanization?nōsen

Noun

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노선 (noseon) (hanja 路線)

South Korean
Standard Language
노선(路線) (noseon)
North Korean
Standard Language
로선(路線) (roseon)
  1. line; route