연세

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [연세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnse
Yale Romanization?	yensey

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (“age; long period of time”)

Noun

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)

1. (honorific, South Korea) age

Alternative forms

• 년세 (年歲, nyeonse) (North Korea, Yanbian dialect)

Synonyms

• 연령 (年齡, yeollyeong)
• 나이 (nai) (not respectful)
• 살 (sal)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 年稅, from 年 (“year”) + 稅 (“tax”)

Noun

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)

1. (South Korea) annual tax

See also

• (deprecated template usage) 연세대학교 (延世大學校, Yeonsedaehakgyo, "Yonsei University")