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Korean
- 로년 (ronyeon) (North Korea)
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 老年 (“old age”)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | nonyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nonyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nonyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | nōnyen |
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Noun
노년 • (nonyeon) (hanja 老年)
- old age
Synonyms