노안
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Korean
Alternative forms
- 로안 (roan) (North Korea)
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | noan |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | noan |
| McCune–Reischauer? | noan |
| Yale Romanization? | nōan |
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 老眼, from 老 (“old”) + 眼 (“eye”)
Noun
See also
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 老 (“old”) + 顔 (“face”)
Noun
- (South Korea) process of gradually having a wrinkly face
- (South Korea, medicine) face with wrinkles due to old age or bad habits