지난해

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 지난 (jinan, “past”) +‎ 해 (hae, “year”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕina̠nɦɛ] ~ [t͡ɕina̠nɦe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [지난해/지난헤]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jinanhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jinanhae
McCune–Reischauer?	chinanhae
Yale Romanization?	cinan.hay

Noun

지난해 • (jinanhae)

1. the previous year

Usage notes

This spacing is deprecated under standard South Korean orthography, according to Brain House (2005). Instead, the two constituent words should be separated, giving 지난 해 (jinan hae). However, the un-separated version remains quite common.

Synonyms

• 작년(昨年) (jangnyeon)
• 전년(前年) (jeonnyeon)

References

Brain House, Inc. (2005) 한글 띄어쓰기 큰 사전 <Hangeul ttuieosseugi keun sajeon / Unabridged dictionary of hangul spacing>, Seoul: Author