Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (love, affection).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'ae
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnae
Yale Romanization?yēn.ay

Noun edit

South Korean
Standard Language
연애(戀愛) (yeonae)
North Korean
Standard Language
련애(戀愛) (ryeonae)

연애 (yeonae) (hanja 戀愛)

  1. dating, romantic relationship

Derived terms edit

  • 연애하다 (yeonaehada, to date, to have a romantic relationship with)