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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 늘그니 (Yale: nulkuni). Equivalent to 늙— (neuk-) + —은 (-eun) + —이 (-i).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | neulgeuni |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neulg'eun'i |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŭlgŭni |
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| Yale Romanization? | nulk.un.i |
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Noun
늙은이 • (neulgeuni)
- an old person; an aged person; an elder
내가 늙은이여서 그런지 몸수색을 당하지는 않았다.- nae-ga neulgeuni-yeoseo geureonji momsusaeg-eul danghajineun anatda.
- Probably because I was an old woman, she didn't search my body.
Synonyms
- (honorific) 늙으신네 (neulgeusinne)
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