거년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 去年.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geonyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geonyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	kēnyen

Noun

거년 • (geonyeon) (hanja 去年)

1. (dated, uncommon) last year

   Synonyms: 작년(昨年) (jangnyeon), 지난해 (jinanhae)