Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 下野.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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하야 (haya) (hanja 下野)

  1. (politics) withdrawal from politics, e.g. being forced to step down

Derived terms

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