눈보라
Korean
editEtymology
editAnalysable 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
edit- (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 | |
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Revised Romanization? | nunbora |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunbola |
McCune–Reischauer? | nunbora |
Yale Romanization? | nwūnpola |
Noun
edit눈보라 • (nunbora)