Etymology

noraebang

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Today it means: karaoke, especially in the Korean context Full definition →

Korean 노래방 (noraebang) ← Middle Chinese 房
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  1. Korean노래 (norae)
  2. Middle Chinese房
  3. Korean방 (bang)
  4. Korean노래방 (noraebang)
  5. English todaynoraebang

Borrowed from Korean 노래방(房) (noraebang), from 노래 (norae, “song”) + 방(房) (bang, “room”), literally "a song room".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.