년대
Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)
Pronunciation
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- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [년대/년데]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | nyeondae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nyeondae |
McCune–Reischauer? | nyŏndae |
Yale Romanization? | nyentay |
Noun
- (dependent noun) a period of years such as a decade or century
- 1990년대
- 1990nyeondae
- the 1990s
- (North Korea, Yanbian) time period
Alternative forms
- 연대 (yeondae) (South Korea, as independent noun)
Usage notes
In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a dependent noun following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to (deprecated template usage) 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).