하야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下野.

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	haya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	haya
McCune–Reischauer?	haya
Yale Romanization?	hā.ya

Noun

하야 • (haya) (hanja 下野)

1. (politics) withdrawal from politics, e.g. being forced to step down

Derived terms

• 하야하다 (下野—, hayahada)