년대

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]
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    • Phonetic hangul: [년대/년데]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?nyeondae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeondae
    McCune–Reischauer?nyŏndae
    Yale Romanization?nyentay

    Noun

    년대 • (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

    1. North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, “time period”)

    Suffix

    —년대 • (-nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

    1. the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)
      1990년대
      1990nyeondae
      the 1990s
      1300년대
      1300nyeondae
      the 1300s

    Usage notes

    In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

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