연가

Korean

Alternative forms

  • 련가 (ryeon'ga) (North Korea)

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 戀歌 (“love song”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)가]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yeon'ga
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonga
    McCune–Reischauer?yŏn'ga
    Yale Romanization?yēnka

    Noun

    연가 • (yeon'ga) (hanja 戀歌)

    1. love song

    Synonyms

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