눈보라

Korean

Etymology

Analysable as 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ *보라 (*bora), with the second element sometimes compared with Mongolian бороо (boroo, “rain”), Manchu ᠪᡠᡵᠠᠨ (buran, “snow storm”) or Azerbaijani boran (“blizzard”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nunbora
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nunbola
McCune–Reischauer?	nunbora
Yale Romanization?	nwūnpola

Noun

눈보라 • (nunbora)

1. blizzard, snowstorm