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Korean
Etymology
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
- (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? | nunbora |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nunbola |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nunbora |
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| Yale Romanization? | nwūnpola |
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Noun
눈보라 • (nunbora)
- blizzard, snowstorm