세대

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 世代 (“age, generation, era”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)de̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)대/세(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sedae
McCune–Reischauer?	sedae
Yale Romanization?	sēytay

Noun

세대 • (sedae) (hanja 世代)

1. age, generation, era

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 世帶

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈsʰe̞(ː)dɛ] ~ [ˈsʰe̞(ː)de̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [세(ː)대/세(ː)데]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sedae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	sedae
McCune–Reischauer?	sedae
Yale Romanization?	sēytay

Noun

세대 • (sedae) (hanja 世帶)

1. household