연세

Korean

Pronunciation

IPA^(key)[jʌ̹nsʰe̞]
Phonetic Hangul[연세]

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)

(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 (“year”) + 稅 (“tax”)

Noun

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)

(South Korea) annual tax

See also

연세대학교 (延世大學校, Yeonsedaehakgyo, "Yonsei University")

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