노상

Korean

Etymology 1

노 (no, “always, unchanging”) +‎ 상(常) (sang, “constant”, Sino-Korean morpheme). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞sʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [노상]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nosang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nosang
McCune–Reischauer?	nosang
Yale Romanization?	nosang

Adverb

노상 • (nosang)

1. (dated or dialectal) always

   Synonyms: 늘 (neul), 항상(恒常) (hangsang)

2. (North Korea) absolutely, very

   Synonyms: 아주 (aju), 전혀 (jeonhyeo)

References

• 《우리말샘》 [1]

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 路上 (“on the road”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈno̞(ː)sʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)상]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nosang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nosang
McCune–Reischauer?	nosang
Yale Romanization?	nōsang

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	노상(路上) (nosang)
North Korean Standard Language	로상(路上) (rosang)

노상 • (nosang) (hanja 路上)

1. the surface of the road
2. on the road, pavement

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 露霜 (“dew and frost”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞sʰa̠ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [노상]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nosang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nosang
McCune–Reischauer?	nosang
Yale Romanization?	nosang

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	노상(露霜) (nosang)
North Korean Standard Language	로상(露霜) (rosang)

노상 • (nosang) (hanja 露霜)

1. dew and frost