눈보라

Korean

Etymology

Analysable as 눈 (nun, “snow”) +‎ *보라 (*bora), with the second element sometimes compared with Mongolian бороо (boroo, “rain”), Manchu ᠪᡠᡵᠠᠨ (buran, “snow storm”) or Azerbaijani boran (“blizzard”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnu(ː)nbo̞ɾa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [눈(ː)보라]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nunbora
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nunbola
McCune–Reischauer?nunbora
Yale Romanization?nwūnpola

Noun

눈보라 • (nunbora)

  1. blizzard, snowstorm
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