noraebang

English

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Middle Korean 놀〯— (nwǒl—)
    Middle Korean -개 (-kay)
    Middle Korean 놀애〮 (nwòláy)
    Korean 노래 (norae)
    Chinese 房bor.
    Korean 방 (bang)
    Korean 노래방 (noraebang)bor.
    English noraebang

    Borrowed from Korean 노래방(房) (noraebang), from 노래 (norae, “song”) + 방(房) (bang, “room”), literally "a song room".

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈnoʊɹeɪˌbɑŋ/

    Noun

    noraebang (countable and uncountable, plural noraebangs)

    1. (uncountable) karaoke, especially in the Korean context

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