반년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 半年.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈpa̠(ː)nɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?bannyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?bannyeon
McCune–Reischauer?pannyŏn
Yale Romanization?pānnyen

Noun

반년 • (bannyeon) (hanja 半年)

  1. half a year; half-year