연세

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Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeonse
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnse
Yale Romanization?yensey

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (age; long period of time).

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
연세(年歲) (yeonse)
North Korean
Standard Language
년세(年歲) (nyeonse)

연세 (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)

  1. (honorific) age (of a person)
    Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연령(年齡) (yeollyeong)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 年稅, from (year) + (tax).

Noun

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연세 (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)

  1. annual tax

Etymology 3

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Sino-Korean word from 年貰, from (year) + (rent).

Noun

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연세 (yeonse) (hanja 年貰)

  1. (real estate, chiefly Jeju) lease in which rent is paid annually
    Coordinate terms: 월세(月貰) (wolse), 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse)