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noraebang

/ˈnoʊɹeɪˌbɑŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
no-rae-bang
IPA
/ˈnoʊɹeɪˌbɑŋ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

karaoke, especially in the Korean context

Uncountable

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".

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 노래방(房)

Usage

Inflected Forms

noraebangs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce noraebang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnoʊɹeɪˌbɑŋ/.
What does noraebang mean?
karaoke, especially in the Korean context
Where does noraebang come from?
It is traced to Korean.

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