하야

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 下野.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ja̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)야]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?haya
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?haya
    McCune–Reischauer?haya
    Yale Romanization?hā.ya

    Noun

    하야 • (haya) (hanja 下野)

    1. (politics) withdrawal from politics, e.g. being forced to step down

    Derived terms

    • 하야하다 (下野—, hayahada)
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