노부인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 노(老) (no, “old”) + 부인(婦人) (bu'in, “lady, woman”)

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)buin]
  • Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)부인]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nobu'in
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nobu'in
McCune–Reischauer?nobuin
Yale Romanization?nōpuin
South Korean
Standard Language		 노부인(老婦人) (nobu'in)
North Korean
Standard Language		 로부인(老婦人) (robu'in)

Noun

노부인 • (nobu'in) (hanja 老婦人)

  1. old lady, old woman
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