권태

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倦怠 (sluggish, fatigued).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwontae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwontae
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnt'ae
Yale Romanization?kwēnthay

Noun

권태 (gwontae) (hanja 倦怠)

  1. fatigue; languor
  2. ennui

Derived terms