누부

Etymology
The more conservative form of this word; see for more. As in most Korean dialects, the introduction of the Chinese loanword came to restrict the semantic scope of the word to older sisters only.

Noun

 * 1)  older sister of a male
 * 2)  somewhat older female friend or acquaintance
 * 1)  somewhat older female friend or acquaintance
 * 1)  somewhat older female friend or acquaintance

Usage notes
In many varieties, the vocative is, which may be a suppletive loan from the Seoul Korean cognate. Many other varieties have the regularly formed vocative.

Younger speakers prefer the Seoul equivalent.