년대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) and 代 (“representing”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: njʌndɛ
• Phonetic hangul: 년대

Romanization

Revised	nyeondae	transliteration	nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer	nyŏndae	Yale	nyentay

Noun

년대 (nyeondae, hanja 年代)

1. (dependent noun) a period of years such as a decade or century:

   1990년대: the 1990s

Usage notes

Used only following a year, as above; the independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae).