Korean edit

Etymology edit

From (yet, old) +‎ (jeok, time).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yetjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesjeog
McCune–Reischauer?yetchŏk
Yale Romanization?yēyscek

Noun edit

옛적 (yetjeok)

  1. old days; ancient times
    옛날 옛적yennal yetjeokonce upon a time