년대

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 年代, from (year) + (representing)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏndae
Yale Romanization?nyentay

Noun

년대 (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. (dependent noun) a period of years such as a decade or century
    1990년대
    1990nyeondae
    the 1990s
  2. (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).