노근리

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 老斤里.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

노근리 • (Nogeulli) (hanja 老斤里)

  1. No Gun Ri (a village in Hwanggan, Yeongdong, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea).