"noona" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnuːnə/ Forms: noonas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnə Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a man”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ko|누나||older sister of a man}} Borrowed from Korean 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a man”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} noona (plural noonas)
  1. (manhwa, men's speech) An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older woman. Categories (topical): Female family members, Korean fiction Synonyms: nuna Translations (Translations): 怒那 (nùnà) (Chinese Mandarin), 努那 (nǔnà) (Chinese Mandarin), ヌナ (nuna) (Japanese), 누나 (nuna) (Korean), ну́на (núna) [feminine] (Russian)

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Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for noona meaning in English (2.1kB)

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