Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 晚年 (old age)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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만년 (mannyeon) (hanja 晚年)

  1. old age

Synonyms

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