노인네

Korean

Etymology

From 노인 (noin, “old person”) +‎ -네 (-ne, “(sometimes belittling) folk”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

노인네 • (noinne) (hanja 老人—)

  1. (derogatory or familiar) old person, old folk
    이 노인네가 뭐라는 거야?
    i noinne-ga mwo-raneun geo-ya?
    What is this old man saying?
    나 같은 노인네들한테는 힘들다네.
    Na gateun noinne-deul-hante-neun himdeul-dane.
    It's difficult for old folks like me.
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