노환

Korean

Alternative forms

• 로환 (rohwan) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老患

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nohwan
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nohwan
McCune–Reischauer?	nohwan
Yale Romanization?	nōhwan

Noun

노환 • (nohwan) (hanja 老患)

1. the infirmities of old age

   노환으로 죽다

   nohwan-euro jukda

   to die of old age

See also

• 노안 (noan)