See 누나 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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30
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"english": "The age difference between her and me is two years, right?",
"roman": "geu nuna-rang na-rang nai chai-ga du sar-iji?",
"text": "그 누나랑 나랑 나이 차이가 두 살이지?",
"translation": "The age difference between her and me is two years, right?",
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"english": "She helped me so much.",
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"text": "그 누나가 나한테 너무 잘 해 줬어.",
"translation": "She helped me so much.",
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},
{
"hangeul": "누(ː)나"
},
{
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"Gyeongsang dialect",
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"borrowed"
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"borrowed"
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"borrowed"
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"borrowed"
],
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"borrowed"
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"english": "She helped me so much.",
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"hangeul": "누(ː)나"
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"other": "[누(ː)나]"
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"Yukjin dialect"
],
"word": "누나"
}
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