련애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (“love, affection”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾjɘ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈɾjɘ(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [려(ː)내/려(ː)네]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryeonae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyeon'ae
McCune–Reischauer?ryŏnae
Yale Romanization?lyēn.ay

Noun

련애 • (ryeonae) (hanja 戀愛)

  1. North Korea standard form of 연애 (yeonae, “dating, romantic relationship”)

Derived terms

  • 련애하다 (ryeonaehada, “to date, to have a romantic relationship with”)
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