노년
Korean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- 로년 (ronyeon) (North Korea)
Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 老年 (“old age”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
- Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)년]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nonyeon |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nonyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nonyŏn |
| Yale Romanization? | nōnyen |