Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 倦怠 (sluggish, fatigued).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwontae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwontae
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnt'ae
Yale Romanization?kwēnthay

Noun edit

권태 (gwontae) (hanja 倦怠)

  1. fatigue; languor
  2. ennui

Derived terms edit