Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 去年.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?geonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?geonyeon
McCune–Reischauer?kŏnyŏn
Yale Romanization?kēnyen

Noun

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거년 (geonyeon) (hanja 去年)

  1. (dated, uncommon) last year
    Synonyms: 작년(昨年) (jangnyeon), 지난해 (jinanhae)