년대

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key)[ɲjʌ̹nde̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[년대]
Revised Romanization? nyeondae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? nyeondae
McCune–Reischauer? nyŏndae
Yale Romanization? nyentay

Noun

년대 • (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)

  1. (dependent noun) a period of years such as a decade or century
    1990년대
    1990nyeondae
    the 1990s
  2. (North Korea, Yanbian dialect) time period

Alternative forms
  • 연대 (yeondae) (South Korea, as independent noun)

Usage notes

In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a dependent noun 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).

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