련애

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (“love, affection”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾjɘ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈɾjɘ(ː)ne̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [려(ː)내/려(ː)네]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?ryeonae
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyeon'ae
    McCune–Reischauer?ryŏnae
    Yale Romanization?lyēn.ay

    Noun

    련애 • (ryeonae) (hanja 戀愛)

    1. North Korea standard form of 연애 (yeonae, “dating, romantic relationship”)

    Derived terms

    • 련애하다 (ryeonaehada, “to date, to have a romantic relationship with”)
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