PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key)[jʌ̹n]
- Phonetic Hangul[연]
| Revised Romanization? |
yeon | | Revised Romanization (translit.)? |
yeon | | McCune–Reischauer? |
yŏn | | Yale Romanization? |
yen |
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Etymology 1Edit
연 • (yeon)
- A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅇ, ㅕ, and ㄴ.
Etymology 2Edit
Sino-Korean word from 年 (“year”)
연 • (yeon) (hanja 年)
- (South Korea) year
Alternative formsEdit
- 년 (年, nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Usage notesEdit
The original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used when the hanja 연 (年, yeon) is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word.
Derived termsEdit
- 내년/래년 (來年, naenyeon/raenyeon )
- 노년/로년 (老年, nonyeon/ronyeon)
- 만년 (晚年, mannyeon)
- 만년필 (萬年筆, mannyeonpil)
- 성년 (成年, seongnyeon)
- 소년 (少年, sonyeon)
- 연대/년대 (年代, yeondae/nyeondae)
- 연령/년령 (年齡, yeollyeong/nyeollyeong)
- 연말/년말 (年末, yeonmal/nyeonmal)
- 연세/년세 (年歲, yeonse/nyeonse)
- 연세/년세 (年稅, yeonse/nyeonse)
- 윤년 (閏年, yunnyeon)
- 청년 (靑年, cheongnyeon)
- 평년 (平年, pyeongnyeon)
- 학년 (學年, hangnyeon)
Related termsEdit
- 년 (年, nyeon) (used as a counter)
Etymology 3Edit
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
연 (yeon)
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- 然:
- (MC reading: 然 (MC ȵiᴇn))
- 煙:
- (MC reading: 煙 (MC ʔen))
- 硏:
- (MC reading: 硏 (MC ŋen))
- 延:
- (MC reading: 延 (MC jiᴇn, t͡ɕiᴇŋ, jiᴇnH))
- 燃:
- (MC reading: 燃 (MC ȵiᴇn))
- 燕:
- (MC reading: 燕 (MC ʔen, ʔenH))
- 沿:
- (MC reading: 沿 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 鉛:
- (MC reading: 鉛 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 宴:
- (MC reading: 宴 (MC ʔenX, ʔenH))
- 軟:
- (MC reading: 軟 (MC ȵiuᴇnX))
- 演:
- (MC reading: 演 (MC jiᴇnX))
- 緣:
- (MC reading: 緣 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 衍:
- (MC reading: 衍 (MC jiᴇnX, jiᴇnH))
- 淵:
- (MC reading: 淵 (MC ʔwen))
- 姸:
- (MC reading: 姸 (MC ŋen))
- 娟:
- (MC reading: 娟 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
- 涓:
- (MC reading: 涓 (MC kwen))
- 沇:
- (MC reading: 沇 (MC jiuᴇnX))
- 筵:
- (MC reading: 筵 (MC jiᴇn))
- 瑌:
- (MC reading: 瑌 (MC ȵiuᴇn, ȵiuᴇnX))
- 娫:
- (MC reading: 娫)
- 嚥:
- (MC reading: 嚥 (MC ʔenH))
- 堧:
- (MC reading: 堧 (MC ȵiuᴇn, nuɑH))
- 捐:
- (MC reading: 捐 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 挻:
- (MC reading: 挻 (MC ɕiᴇn))
- 椽:
- (MC reading: 椽 (MC ɖˠiuᴇn))
- 涎:
- (MC reading: 涎 (MC ziᴇn, jiᴇnH))
- 縯:
- (MC reading: 縯 (MC jiɪnX, jiᴇnX))
- 鳶: kite
- (MC reading: 鳶 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 硯:
- (MC reading: 硯 (MC ŋenH))
- 曣:
- (MC reading: 曣)
- 㜣:
- (MC reading: 㜣 (MC ȵiᴇn, ɕiᴇnX, nenH))
- 醼:
- (MC reading: 醼 (MC ʔenH))
- 兗:
- (MC reading: 兗)
- 嬿:
- (MC reading: 嬿 (MC ʔenX, ʔenH))
- 莚:
- (MC reading: 莚 (MC jiᴇn, jiᴇnH))
- 瓀:
- (MC reading: 瓀)
- 均:
- (MC reading: 均 (MC kiuɪn))
- 戭:
- (MC reading: 戭 (MC jiɪnX, jiᴇnX))
- 囦:
- (MC reading: 囦 (MC ʔwen))
- 埏:
- (MC reading: 埏 (MC jiᴇn, ɕiᴇn))
- 悁:
- (MC reading: 悁 (MC ʔiuᴇn))
- 掾:
- (MC reading: 掾 (MC jiuᴇnH))
- 櫞:
- (MC reading: 櫞 (MC jiuᴇn))
- 渷:
- (MC reading: 渷 (MC jiuᴇnX))
- 臙:
- (MC reading: 臙)
- 蜵:
- (MC reading: 蜵)
- 蠕:
- (MC reading: 蠕)
- 讌:
- (MC reading: 讌 (MC ʔenH))
- 烟: Alternative form of 煙
- (MC reading: 烟 (MC ʔiɪn, ʔen))
- 渊: Alternative form of 淵
- (MC reading: 渊)
- 兖: Alternative form of 兗
- (MC reading: 兖 (MC jiuᴇnX))
- 妍: Alternative form of 姸
- (MC reading: 妍)
- 姢: Alternative form of 娟
- (MC reading: 姢)
- 輭: Alternative form of 軟
- (MC reading: 輭 (MC ȵiuᴇnX))
- 䂩: Alternative form of 硯
- (MC reading: 䂩)
- 偄:
- (MC reading: 偄 (MC ȵiuᴇnX, nuɑnH))
- 唌: to accuse
- (eumhun reading: 참소할 연 (chamsohal yeon), MC reading: 唌 (MC dɑn))
- 嘫:
- (MC reading: 嘫 (MC ɳˠɛn))
- 噮:
- (MC reading: 噮 (MC ʔwenH))
- 羨:
- (MC reading: 羨 (MC jiɪ, ziᴇnH, jiᴇnH))
- 豣:
- (MC reading: 豣)
- 鷰:
- (MC reading: 鷰 (MC ʔenH))
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Etymology 4Edit
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 련 (ryeon).
연 (yeon)
- (South Korea) 連:
- (MC reading: 連 (MC liᴇn))
- (South Korea) 練:
- (MC reading: 練 (MC lenH))
- (South Korea) 鍊:
- (MC reading: 鍊 (MC lenH))
- (South Korea) 憐:
- (MC reading: 憐 (MC len))
- (South Korea) 聯:
- (MC reading: 聯 (MC liᴇn))
- (South Korea) 戀:
- (MC reading: 戀 (MC liuᴇnH))
- (South Korea) 蓮:
- (MC reading: 蓮 (MC len, liᴇnX))
- (South Korea) 煉:
- (MC reading: 煉)
- (South Korea) 璉:
- (MC reading: 璉 (MC liᴇnX))
- (South Korea) 攣:
- (MC reading: 攣 (MC liuᴇn))
- (South Korea) 漣:
- (MC reading: 漣 (MC liᴇn, liᴇnH))
- (South Korea) 輦:
- (MC reading: 輦 (MC liᴇnX))
- (South Korea) 孌:
- (MC reading: 孌 (MC liuᴇnX, liuᴇnH))
- (South Korea) 𨏶:
- (MC reading: 𨏶)
- (South Korea) 楝:
- (MC reading: 楝 (MC lenH))
- (South Korea) 湅:
- (MC reading: 湅 (MC lenH))
- (South Korea) 臠:
- (MC reading: 臠 (MC luɑn, liuᴇnX))
- (South Korea) 鏈:
- (MC reading: 鏈 (MC ʈʰˠiᴇn, liᴇn))
- (South Korea) 鰊:
- (MC reading: 鰊 (MC lenH))
- (South Korea) 鰱:
- (MC reading: 鰱 (MC liᴇn))
- (South Korea) 僆:
- (MC reading: 僆 (MC liᴇnX, lenH))
- (South Korea) 嗹:
- (MC reading: 嗹 (MC len))
- (South Korea) 怜:
- (MC reading: 怜 (MC len, leŋ))
- (South Korea) 揀:
- (MC reading: 揀 (MC kˠɛnX, lenH))
- (South Korea) 聮:
- (MC reading: 聮)
Alternative formsEdit
- 련 (ryeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Usage notesEdit
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 련 (ryeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 련 (ryeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
Etymology 5Edit
South Korean reading of various Chinese characters, originally 년 (nyeon).
연 (yeon)
- (South Korea) 年:
- (MC reading: 年 (MC nen))
- (South Korea) 撚:
- (MC reading: 撚 (MC nenX))
- (South Korea) 碾:
- (MC reading: 碾 (MC ɳˠiᴇnH))
- (South Korea) 秊: Alternative form of 年
- (MC reading: 秊 (MC nen))
Alternative formsEdit
- 년 (nyeon) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)
Usage notesEdit
In South Korea, the original Sino-Korean reading 년 (nyeon) is used if the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound word. The change in reading from 년 (nyeon) to 연 (yeon) is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
ReferencesEdit