노인의학

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老人 (“old person”) + 醫學 (“medical science”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noinuihak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	noin'uihag
McCune–Reischauer?	noinŭihak
Yale Romanization?	nōin.uyhak

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	노인의학(老年醫學) (noinuihak)
North Korean Standard Language	로인의학(老年醫學) (roinuihak)

노인의학 • (noinuihak) (hanja 老年醫學)

1. geriatrics (branch of medicine dealing with the elderly)

Synonyms

• 노인병학 (老人病學, noinbyeonghak)