옛이야기

Korean

Etymology

From 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 이야기 (iyagi, “story”).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yenniyagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yes'iyagi
McCune–Reischauer?	yenniyagi
Yale Romanization?	yēysniyaki

Noun

옛이야기 • (yenniyagi)

1. Synonym of 옛날이야기 (yennariyagi)