윤년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 閏年, from 閏 (“intercalary”) + 年 (“year”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)nɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [윤(ː)년]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?yunnyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?yunnyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?yunnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?yūnnyen

    Noun

    윤년 • (yunnyeon) (hanja 閏年)

    1. leap year
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