노파
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 老婆, from 老 (“old”) + 婆 (“grandmother”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈno̞(ː)pʰa̠]
- Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)파]
- Though still prescriptive 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
노파 • (nopa) (hanja 老婆)
- old woman
- 1917, Yi Kwang-su, 이광수(李光洙), 無情 (Mujong) [The Heartless]:
- 「웨 무슨 일이 ᄉᆡᆼ겻셔요」 ᄒᆞ고 웃둑 셔 로파를 본다
- “we museun ir-i saenggyeotsyeoyo” hago utduk syeo ropa-reul bonda
- After [I] said, "Why? What has happened?" [I] stood up and looked at the old lady.
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