로인

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老人.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

로인 • (roin) (hanja 老人)

  1. North Korea and China standard form of 노인 (noin, “old person”)
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