노파

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 老婆, from (old) + (grandmother).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)pʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nopa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nopa
McCune–Reischauer?nop'a
Yale Romanization?nō.pha
South Korean
Standard Language
노파(老婆) (nopa)
North Korean
Standard Language
로파(老婆) (ropa)

Noun

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노파 (nopa) (hanja 老婆)

  1. old woman