연세

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonse
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnse
Yale Romanization?yensey

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (“age; long period of time”).

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		연세(年歲) (yeonse)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		년세(年歲) (nyeonse)

    연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)

    1. (honorific) age (of a person)
      Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연령(年齡) (yeollyeong)

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Korean word from 年稅, from 年 (“year”) + 稅 (“tax”).

      Noun

      South Korean
      Standard Language             		연세(年稅) (yeonse)
      North Korean
      Standard Language             		년세(年稅) (nyeonse)

      연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)

      1. annual tax

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Korean word from 年貰, from 年 (“year”) + 貰 (“rent”).

        Noun

        연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年貰)

        1. (real estate, chiefly Jeju) lease in which rent is paid annually
          Coordinate terms: 월세(月貰) (wolse), 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse)
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