예년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 例年.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yenyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yenyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?yenyŏn
    Yale Romanization?yēynyen
    South Korean
    Standard Language
    예년(例年) (yenyeon)
    North Korean
    Standard Language
    례년(例年) (ryenyeon)

    Noun

    예년 • (yenyeon) (hanja 例年)

    1. the average year, usual years