노쇠

Korean

Alternative forms

• 로쇠 (rosoe) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老衰

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nosoe
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nosoe
McCune–Reischauer?	nosoe
Yale Romanization?	nōsoy

Noun

노쇠 • (nosoe) (hanja 老衰)

1. senility, decrepitude