연세

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [연세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnse
Yale Romanization?	yensey

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (“age; long period of time”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	연세(年歲) (yeonse)
North Korean Standard Language	년세(年歲) (nyeonse)

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)

1. (honorific) age (of a person)

   Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연령(年齡) (yeollyeong)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”) + 稅 (“tax”).

Noun

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)

1. annual tax