놀량

Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ʎʎa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [놀량]

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

Noun

놀량 • (nollyang)

1. opening song of 경기입창 (京畿立唱, gyeonggiipchang, “Korean traditional stand-up song sung in Gyeonggi”), characterized by a slow, wide-ranging melody with a lot of high-pitched singing and falsetto, and an unremarkable introductory melody that sets the tone

   Synonym: 경기(京畿)놀량 (gyeongginollyang)

2. opening song of 서도입창 (西道立唱, seodoipchang, “Korean traditional stand-up song sung in Hwanghae and Pyeong'an”), starting from the middle of the Gyeonggi counterpart and having a more refined rhythm and melody

   Synonym: 서도(西道)놀량 (seodonollyang)

Related terms

• 산타령 (山타령, santaryeong)