천년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 千年.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)nɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [천(ː)년]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	cheonnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	cheonnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'ŏnnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	chēnnyen

Noun

천년 • (cheonnyeon) (hanja 千年)

1. a millennium; a thousand years

See also

• 밀레니엄 (millenieom)