노파

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老婆, from 老 (“old”) + 婆 (“grandmother”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nopa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nopa
McCune–Reischauer?	nop'a
Yale Romanization?	nō.pha

South Korean Standard Language	노파(老婆) (nopa)
North Korean Standard Language	로파(老婆) (ropa)

Noun

노파 • (nopa) (hanja 老婆)

1. old woman
   • 1917, Yi Kwang-su, 이광수(李光洙), 無(무)情(졍) (Mujong) [The Heartless]:

     「웨 무슨 일이 ᄉᆡᆼ겻셔요」 ᄒᆞ고 웃둑 셔 로파를 본다

     “we museun ir-i saenggyeotsyeoyo” hago utduk syeo ropa-reul bonda

     After [I] said, "Why? What has happened?" [I] stood up and looked at the old lady.