# 누우
## Korean
### Etymology

See 누이 (nu'i) for more. The form must have been produced by the non-Gyeongsang sound shift [bɨ] > [βɨ] > [u] or [bu] > [βu] > [u], which suggests that it may originally have been formed by analogy with, or was borrowed from, a different dialect.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [nu˨.u˦]

### Noun

누우 • (nuu)
* (dated, Gyeongsang) Alternative form of 누부 (nubu, “older sister of a male”).
** 1979 July 28, 옥아지 [ogaji], “밤송이 총각 [bamsong'i chonggak]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 경상남도 거제군 신현읍 (현 거제시 고현동) [gyeongsangnamdo geojegun sinhyeoneup (hyeon geojesi gohyeondong)]:그래 인자 저거 누우가 갈 짝에 따께칼로 하나 줌서로 니가 급하거든 이 칼로 쓰라 이라거든.Geurae inja jeogeo nuu-ga gal jjag-e ttakkekal-lo hana jumseoro ni-ga geupha-geodeun i kal-lo sseura ira-geodeun.When his older sister was about to leave he gave her a small knife and told her to use it if she was in an urgent situation.

#### Synonyms

Historical and regional synonyms of 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a male”) :
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| Group | Region | Location | Words |
| Standardised forms | South Korean Standard Language | South Korean Standard Language | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Standardised forms | North Korean Cultured Language | North Korean Cultured Language | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Historical forms | Middle Korean | Middle Korean | 누의 (nwùùy) (also y.) |
| Historical forms | Early Modern Seoul Korean | Early Modern Seoul Korean | 누의 (nuui) (also y.), 누위 (nuwi) (also y.) |
| Central Korean | Gyeonggi | Modern colloquial Seoul | 누나 (nuna), 누님 (nunim) (hon.) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Gangneung | 누우 (nùú), 누 (nù) |
| Central Korean | Yeongdong | Jeongseon | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seosan | 뉘님 (nwīnim) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Yesan | 뉘나 (nwīna) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Hongseong | 뉘님 (nwīnim) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Boryeong | 뉘나 (nwina) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Buyeo | 누님 (nunim), 누이 (nu'i) |
| Central Korean | South Chungcheong | Seocheon | 누님 (nunim), 눈님 (nunnim) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Daegu | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Mungyeong | '누나 ( nuna), 누님 (núnìm) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Andong | 누 (nu), 누님 (núnìm) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Gumi | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | North Gyeongsang | Goryeong | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Busan | 누'부 (nu bu), 누임 (núìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulsan | 누'부 (nu bu), 누부 (nubu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changwon | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geochang | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hapcheon | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Changnyeong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'비 (nu bi), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Miryang | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), '누나 ( nuna), 누'우야 (nu uya) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hamyang | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sancheong | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 누우님 (nùúnìm) (hon), 눈님 (núnnìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Uiryeong | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Hadong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), 누 (nu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 누님 (núnìm) (hon.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Jinju | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Haman | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Gimhae | 누'부 (nu bu) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Yangsan | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Sacheon | 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Goseong | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Namhae | 누'부 (nu bu), 누'우 (nu u) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Geoje | 누'우 (nu u), 누'야 (nu ya) (chil.), 엉가 (éunggà) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | South Gyeongsang | Ulju | 누'부 (nu bu), '누나 ( nuna) |
| Gyeongsang Korean | Diaspora | Harbin | 눈님 (núnnìm) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Gunsan | 누 (nu), 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Iksan | 누나 (nuna), 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeolla Korean | North Jeolla | Muju | 누지 (nūji), 누나 (nuna), 성 (seong), 형님 (hyeongnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeonggwang | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gokseong | 누 (nu) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Hampyeong | 누임 (nūim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Muan | 누 (nu), 뉘 (nwī), 매씨 (messi) (married) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Gwangyang | 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Jindo | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Wando | 누나 (nūna), 누 (nu), 누님 (nūnim) (hon.), 뉨 (nwīm) (hon), 매씨 (messi) (married) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Goheung | 누님 (nūnim), 누나 (nūna) (voc.) |
| Jeolla Korean | South Jeolla | Yeosu | 누나 (nūna), 누님 (nūnim) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Ryonggang | 누이 (nu'i) (unmarried, also y.), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | South Pyongan | Mundok | 누이 (nu'i) (unmarried, also y.), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Sonchon | 뉘 (nwi) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Ryongchon | 누이 (nu'i), 누님 (nunim) (hon.) |
| Pyongan Korean | North Pyongan | Chosan | 누이 (nu'i), 누님 (nunim) (married) |
| Pyongan Korean | Diaspora | Shenyang | 누야 (nuya) (also y.) |
| Hamgyong Korean | North Hamgyong | Samsu | 누'어미 (nu eomi) |
| Yukjin Korean | Yukjin | Kyongwon | 누비 (nùbì), 누배 (nùbàe) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Hunchun | 느비 (nèubì), 느베 (nèubè) |
| Yukjin Korean | Diaspora | Longjing | 누애 (nùàe), 누얘 (nùyàe), 누이님 (nùìním) (married) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Jeju City | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Daejeong | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Gujwa | 누님 (nunim) |
| Jeju | Jeju | Seogwipo | 누님 (nunim) |
| hon.: honorific / voc.: vocative / chil.: childish (exact age range may differ) also y.: refers to any sister of a male, regardless of relative age ||||
| This table is an amalgamation of surveys of speakers mostly born before 1950 and may not reflect the language of younger speakers, which has lexically converged towards the standard Seoul dialect in both North and South Koreas. ||||