향년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 享年.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈça̠(ː)ŋɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [향(ː)년]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hyangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hyangnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?hyangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?hyāngnyen

Noun

향년 • (hyangnyeon) (hanja 享年)

  1. age at time of death
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