옛날이야기

Korean

Etymology

From 옛날 (yennal) +‎ 이야기 (iyagi).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)nna̠ʎʎija̠ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [옌(ː)날리야기]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yennalliyagi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesnal'iyagi
McCune–Reischauer?yennalliyagi
Yale Romanization?yēysnalliyaki

Noun

옛날이야기 • (yennalliyagi)

  1. an old story, old tale, fairy tale, folktale
    Synonym: 옛이야기 (yenniyagi)
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