거년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 去年.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geonyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?kŏnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?kēnyen

    Noun

    거년 • (geonyeon) (hanja 去年)

    1. (dated, uncommon) last year
      Synonyms: 작년(昨年) (jangnyeon), 지난해 (jinanhae)