재작년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 再昨年, from 再 (“further, again”) + 昨年 (“last year”)

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)장년/제(ː)장년]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jaejangnyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jaejagnyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?chaejangnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?cāycaknyen

    Noun

    재작년 • (jaejangnyeon) (hanja 再昨年)

    1. the year before last, two years ago

    See also

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