노사

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 老師 (teacher).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nosa
McCune–Reischauer?nosa
Yale Romanization?nōsa
South Korean
Standard Language
노사(老師) (nosa)
North Korean
Standard Language
로사(老師) (rosa)

Noun

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노사 (nosa) (hanja 老師)

  1. an elderly monk
  2. a sage
  3. an elderly teacher or master

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 老死 (to die of old age).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nosa
McCune–Reischauer?nosa
Yale Romanization?nōsa

Noun

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노사 (nosa) (hanja 老死)

  1. death from old age; death from natural causes

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 勞使 (labour management).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nosa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nosa
McCune–Reischauer?nosa
Yale Romanization?nosa

Noun

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노사 (nosa) (hanja 勞使)

  1. labour management
  2. capital and labour