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noona¹

  • /ˈnuːnə/

Rhymes with -uːnə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Korean 누나 (nuna, “older sister of a man”).

noun noonas · nuna

  1. An affectionate term of address for an older sister or somewhat older woman.

Noona²

proper noun

  1. A locality in the Cobar council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

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noun Translations

한국어누나 nuna
日本語ヌナ nuna
中文怒那 nùnà, 努那 nǔnà
Русскийну́на núna

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"noona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noona. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

noona. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noona

Chicago

"noona." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noona.

BibTeX
@misc{noona_2026,
  title = {noona},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noona},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}