Korean

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Etymology

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From 예(例) (ye, example) +‎ 컨대 (-keondae, literary conditional suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)kʰʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ˈje̞(ː)kʰʌ̹nde̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yekeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yekeondae
McCune–Reischauer?yek'ŏndae
Yale Romanization?yēy.khentay

Adverb

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예컨대 (yekeondae)

  1. for example, for instance