# 노

| 노 | U+B178, &#45432; HANGUL SYLLABLE NO |
| Composition: | ㄴ + ㅗ |
| ← 녷 [U+B177] | Hangul Syllables | 녹 → [U+B179] |
노녹녺녻논녽녾 녿놀놁놂놃놄놅 놆놇놈놉놊놋놌 농놎놏놐놑높놓 :
| 녜 ← | → 놔 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 놓 (Yale: nwòh).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Noun

노 • (no)
* string, cord (twisted hemp, paper, etc.)
    노를 꼬다 ― no-reul kkoda ― to lay a string

##### Derived terms

* 노끈 (nokkeun)

### Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 櫓. Displaced Middle Korean ᄇᆡᆾ (pòych, “oar, paddle; punting pole”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Noun

노 • (no) (hanja 櫓)
* oar, paddle
    노를 젓다 ― no-reul jeotda ― to row a paddle

##### Usage notes

* North Korean dictionaries also give 노 (no) for the word, when 로 (ro) is expected.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 櫓 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (櫓, no).

### Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 爐.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 노(爐) (no) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 로(爐) (ro) |
노 • (no) (hanja 爐)
* (technical) furnace
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##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 爐 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (爐, no).

##### Related terms

* 로(爐) (-ro, “furnace”, suffix)

### Etymology 4

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Noun

노 • (no)
* (obsolete) north; purportedly used by sailors, in certain regions
    Synonym: (used nowadays) 북(北) (buk)

### Etymology 5

Of native Korean origin.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Adverb

노 • (no)
* (dated or dialectal) always, all the time

##### Derived terms

* 노상 (nosang)

### Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 弩.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Noun

노 • (no) (hanja 弩)
* (historical) Synonym of 쇠뇌 (soenoe, “crossbow (weapon)”)
    노를 쏘다 ― no-reul ssoda ― to shoot a crossbow

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 弩 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (弩, no).

### Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 盧.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Proper noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 노(盧) (No) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 로(盧) (Ro) |
노 • (No) (hanja 盧)
* a surname, No, Ro, Noh, or Roh

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 盧 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (盧, no).

### Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 魯.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞]
* Phonetic hangul: [노]

#### Proper noun

| South Korean Standard Language | 노(魯) (No) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 로(魯) (Ro) |
노 • (No) (hanja 魯)
* a surname, No, Ro, Noh, or Roh
* (formal, academic) the Lu, an ancient vassal state of China
    Synonym: 노나라 (Nonara, usual non-academic term)

##### Usage notes

* As with all historical Chinese polities with a single-character name, the Lu are usually referred to with the suffix 나라 (nara, “nation, country”) as 노나라 (Nonara, “the Lu country”) outside of academia.

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 魯 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (魯, no).

### Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 老.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [no̞(ː)]
* Phonetic hangul: [노(ː)]
** Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

#### Prefix

| South Korean Standard Language | 노(老) (no-) |
| North Korean Standard Language | 로(老) (ro-) |
노— • (no-) (hanja 老)
* old; aged
    ‎노(老) (no-) + ‎부모(父母) (bumo, “parents”) → ‎노부모(老父母) (nobumo, “one's old parents”)

##### Derived terms

* See the hanja entry at 老 for Sino-Korean compounds of 노 (老, no).

### Etymology 10

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

#### Syllable

노 • (no)
* 努: exertion; striving; making an effort
    (eumhun reading: 힘쓸 노 (himsseul no)) (MC reading: 努 (MC nuX))
* 奴: slave, servant
    (eumhun reading: 종 노 (jong no)) (MC reading: 奴 (MC nu))
* 怒: anger; fury
    (eumhun reading: 성낼 노 (seongnael no)) (MC reading: 怒 (MC nuX|nuH))
* 労:
    (MC reading: 労)
* 勞: work
    (eumhun reading: 일할 노 (ilhal no)) (MC reading: 勞 (MC law|lawH))
* 呶:
    (MC reading: 呶 (MC nraew))
* 哰:
    (MC reading: 哰 (MC law))
* 嚕:
    (MC reading: 嚕)
* 嚧:
    (MC reading: 嚧 (MC lu))
* 壚:
    (MC reading: 壚 (MC lu))
* 孥:
    (MC reading: 孥 (MC nu))
* 峱:
    (MC reading: 峱 (MC naw))
* 帑:
    (MC reading: 帑 (MC nu|thangX))
* 弩:
    (MC reading: 弩 (MC nuX))
* 撈:
    (MC reading: 撈 (MC law))
* 擄:
    (MC reading: 擄 (MC luX))
* 滷:
    (MC reading: 滷 (MC luX|tsyhek|dek))
* 潞:
    (MC reading: 潞 (MC luH))
* 瀘:
    (MC reading: 瀘 (MC lu))
* 炉:
    (MC reading: 炉)
* 牢:
    (MC reading: 牢 (MC law))
* 猱:
    (MC reading: 猱 (MC naw|nrjuwH))
* 玈:
    (MC reading: 玈 (MC lu))
* 瑙:
    (MC reading: 瑙 (MC nawX))
* 癆:
    (MC reading: 癆 (MC lawH))
* 窂:
    (MC reading: 窂 (MC law))
* 笯:
    (MC reading: 笯 (MC nu|nrae|nuH))
* 臑:
    (MC reading: 臑 (MC nyu))
* 艪:
    (MC reading: 艪)
* 艫:
    (MC reading: 艫 (MC lu))
* 蘆:
    (MC reading: 蘆 (MC ljo|lu))
* 虜: to capture
    (eumhun reading: 사로잡을 노 (sarojabeul no)) (MC reading: 虜 (MC luX))
* 賂: bribe; bribery
    (eumhun reading: 뇌물 노 (noemul no)) (MC reading: 賂 (MC luH))
* 路: road, route; avenue, street
    (eumhun reading: 길 노 (gil no)) (MC reading: 路 (MC luH))
* 輅:
    (MC reading: 輅 (MC luH))
* 轤:
    (MC reading: 轤 (MC lu))
* 鐪:
    (MC reading: 鐪 (MC luX))
* 鑪:
    (MC reading: 鑪 (MC lu))
* 露: dew; to reveal
    (eumhun reading: 이슬 노 (iseul no)) (MC reading: 露 (MC luH))
* 顱:
    (MC reading: 顱 (MC lu))
* 駑:
    (MC reading: 駑 (MC nu))
* 髗:
    (MC reading: 髗 (MC lu))
* 魯:
    (MC reading: 魯 (MC luX))
* 鱸:
    (MC reading: 鱸 (MC lu))
* 鷺:
    (MC reading: 鷺 (MC luH))
* 鸕:
    (MC reading: 鸕 (MC lu))
* 鹵: salt
    (eumhun reading: 소금 노 (sogeum no)) (MC reading: 鹵 (MC luX))