Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 閏年, from (intercalary) + (year)

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈju(ː)nɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yunnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yunnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?yunnyŏn
Yale Romanization?yūnnyen

Noun

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윤년 (yunnyeon) (hanja 閏年)

  1. leap year