년대
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Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɲʌ̹ndɛ] ~ [ɲʌ̹nde̞]
(file)
- Phonetic hangul: [년대/년데]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | nyeondae |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nyeondae |
McCune–Reischauer? | nyŏndae |
Yale Romanization? | nyentay |
Noun[edit]
- North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, “time period”)
Suffix[edit]
- the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)
- 1990년대
- 1990nyeondae
- the 1990s
- 1300년대
- 1300nyeondae
- the 1300s
Usage notes[edit]
In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).