noraebang

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle Korean 놀〯— (nwǒl—)

Middle Korean 개 (-kay)

Middle Korean 놀애〮 (nwòláy)

Korean 노래 (norae)

Chinese 房

bor.

Korean 방 (bang)

Korean 노래방 (noraebang)

bor.

English noraebang

Borrowed from Korean 노래방(房) (noraebang), from 노래 (norae, “song”) + 방(房) (bang, “room”), literally "a song room".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoʊɹeɪˌbɑŋ/

Noun

noraebang (countable and uncountable, plural noraebangs)

1. (uncountable) karaoke, especially in the Korean context

Translations

karaoke — see karaoke