향년

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 享年.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [향(ː)년]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?hyangnyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyangnyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?hyangnyŏn
    Yale Romanization?hyāngnyen

    Noun

    향년 • (hyangnyeon) (hanja 享年)

    1. age at time of death
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