근대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 近代

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɯ(ː)ndɛ] ~ [ˈkɯ(ː)nde̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [근(ː)대/근(ː)데]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?geundae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?geundae
    McCune–Reischauer?kŭndae
    Yale Romanization?kūntay

    Noun

    근대 • (geundae) (hanja 近代)

    1. modern times

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    Derived terms

    • 근대국어 (近代國語, geundaegugeo, “Modern Korean”)
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