Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 例年.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yenyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yenyeon
McCune–Reischauer?yenyŏn
Yale Romanization?yēynyen
South Korean
Standard Language
예년(例年) (yenyeon)
North Korean
Standard Language
례년(例年) (ryenyeon)

Noun

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예년 (yenyeon) (hanja 例年)

  1. the average year, usual years
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