옛이야기

Korean

Etymology

From 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 이야기 (iyagi, “story”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

옛이야기 • (yenniyagi)

  1. synonym of 옛날이야기 (yennalliyagi)
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