눈보라
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Analysable 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 | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nunbora |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunbola |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nunbora |
| Yale Romanization? | nwūnpola |
Noun
[edit]눈보라 • (nunbora)