노어

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 露語, from 露 (“abbreviation of 노서아 (露西亞, Noseoa, “Russia (obsolete)”)”) + 語 (“language”), from orthographic borrowing from Japanese 露語 (rogo).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ʌ̹]
• Phonetic hangul: [노어]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	no'eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	no'eo
McCune–Reischauer?	noŏ
Yale Romanization?	noe

Noun

노어 • (no'eo) (hanja 露語)

South Korean Standard Language	노어(露語) (no'eo)
North Korean Standard Language	로어(露語) (ro'eo)

1. Russian (language)

   노어 사전

   no'eo sajeon

   a Russian dictionary

Usage notes

• Due to the initial "ㄹ to ㄴ" spelling standardization in South Korea after the 1940s, it was originally written as 로어 (ro'eo), which is the standard in North Korea.

Synonyms

• 러시아어 (—語, reosia'eo)
• 러시아말 (reosiamal)