풍년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 豊年.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [pʰuŋɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: []
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?pungnyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?pungnyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?p'ungnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?phungnyen

    Noun

    풍년 • (pungnyeon) (hanja 豊年)

    1. year of plentiful harvest
      Antonym: 흉년(凶年) (hyungnyeon)

    Derived terms

    • 풍년화 (豊年花, pungnyeonhwa, “witch hazel”)