노래방

Korean

Etymology

From 노래 (norae, “song”) +‎ 방(房) (bang, “room”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ɾɛba̠ŋ] ~ [no̞ɾe̞ba̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [노래방/노레방]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noraebang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nolaebang
McCune–Reischauer?	noraebang
Yale Romanization?	nolaypang

Noun

노래방 • (noraebang)

1. karaoke; noraebang

Synonyms

• 가라오케 (garaoke)
• (North Korea) 화면반주음악실 (hwamyeonbanjueumaksil)

Descendants

• → English: noraebang
• → Japanese: ノレバン (noreban)