놀토
Korean
Etymology
From 놀 (nol, “play”) + 토 (土, to, “Saturday”). After Saturday classes were abolished completely in 2011, the word fell out of use.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [no̞ɭtʰo̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [놀토]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nolto |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nolto |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nolt'o |
| Yale Romanization? | noltho |
Noun
놀토 • (nolto)
- (South Korea, slang, dated) A Saturday on which school classes are not held.
Related terms
- 갈토 (galto, “a Saturday on which classes are held”)