연애

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (love, affection).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈjɘ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈjɘ(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yeonae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yeon'ae
McCune–Reischauer?yŏnae
Yale Romanization?yēn.ay

Noun

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South Korean
Standard Language
연애(戀愛) (yeonae)
North Korean
Standard Language
련애(戀愛) (ryeonae)

연애 (yeonae) (hanja 戀愛)

  1. dating, romantic relationship

Derived terms

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  • 연애하다 (yeonaehada, to date, to have a romantic relationship with)