Korean

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Etymology

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From 노인 (noin, old person) +‎ -네 (-ne, (sometimes belittling) folk).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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노인네 (noinne) (hanja 老人)

  1. (derogatory or familiar) old person, old folk
    노인네 라는 ?
    i noinne-ga mwo-raneun geo-ya?
    What is this old man saying?
    같은 노인네한테 힘들다네.
    Na gateun noinne-deul-hante-neun himdeul-dane.
    It's difficult for old folks like me.