연가

Korean

Alternative forms

• 련가 (ryeon'ga) (North Korea)

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戀歌 (“love song”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɡa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [연(ː)가]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeon'ga
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonga
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏn'ga
Yale Romanization?	yēnka

Noun

연가 • (yeon'ga) (hanja 戀歌)

1. love song

Synonyms

• 정가(情歌) (jeongga)
• 러브 송 (reobeu song)