년대

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • 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: the 1990s

Usage notes

Used only following a year, as above; the independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae).

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