노어

Korean

Alternative forms
  • 로어 (ro-eo) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 露 (“abbreviation of 노서아 (露西亞, Noseoa, “Russia (dated)”) (語)”). From Japanese 露語 (rogo).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[no̞ʌ̹]
  • Phonetic Hangul[노어]
Revised Romanization? no-eo
Revised Romanization (translit.)? no-eo
McCune–Reischauer? noŏ
Yale Romanization? noe

Noun

노어 • (no-eo) (hanja 露語)

  1. Russian (language)
    노어 사전
    no-eo sajeon
    a Russian dictionary

Usage notes
  • Due to the initial "ㄹ to ㄴ" sound change in South Korea after the 1940s, it was originally pronounced as 로어 (ro-eo) (standard in North Korea).

Synonyms
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