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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 年代, from 年 (“year”) + 代 (“representing”)
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | nyeondae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nyeondae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nyŏndae |
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| Yale Romanization? | nyentay |
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Noun
년대 • (nyeondae) (hanja 年代)
- North Korea and Yanbian form of 연대 (yeondae, “time period”)
Suffix
—년대 • (-nyeondae) (hanja 年代)
- the... -s (attached to a year to make it a decade or century)
1990년대- 1990nyeondae
- the 1990s
1300년대- 1300nyeondae
- the 1300s
Usage notes
In South Korea, 년대 (nyeondae) is only used as a suffix following a year or time period. The independent form of the noun is 연대 (yeondae). This is due to 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).