권태

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 倦怠 (“sluggish, fatigued”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [권(ː)태/권(ː)테]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?gwontae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwontae
    McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnt'ae
    Yale Romanization?kwēnthay

    Noun

    권태 • (gwontae) (hanja 倦怠)

    1. fatigue; languor
    2. ennui

    Derived terms

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