엣날

Korean

Etymology

See 옛날 (yennal)

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ennal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	esnal
McCune–Reischauer?	ennal
Yale Romanization?	ēysnal

Noun

엣날 • (ennal)

1. (Seoul, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hwanghae) Dialectal form of 옛날 (yennal, “a long time ago, in the past”)
   • 2018 March 1, 오양분 [oyangbun], “방귀쟁이 며느리 [banggwijaeng'i myeoneuri]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경기도 연천군 미산면 [gyeonggido yeoncheon'gun misanmyeon]:

     엣날엔 많이 걸어댕겼잖아 그니까 걸어서 가다보니깐 그늘 밑에서 쉬게 돼서 이렇게 보니까는...

     Ennar-en mani georeodaenggyeot-jana geunikka geor-eoseo gadabo-nikkan geuneul mit-eseo swige dwaeseo ireoke bo-nikka-neun...

     In the past we walked a lot to get around so as they were walking they saw her resting in the shade...