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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | yeonse |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | yeonse |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | yŏnse |
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| Yale Romanization? | yensey |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (“age; long period of time”).
Noun
연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)
- (honorific) age (of a person)
- Synonyms: 나이 (nai), 연령(年齡) (yeollyeong)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 年稅, from 年 (“year”) + 稅 (“tax”).
Noun
연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年稅)
- annual tax
Etymology 3
Sino-Korean word from 年貰, from 年 (“year”) + 貰 (“rent”).
Noun
연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年貰)
- (real estate, chiefly Jeju) lease in which rent is paid annually
- Coordinate terms: 월세(月貰) (wolse), 전세(傳貰) (jeonse), 반전세(半傳貰) (banjeonse), 사글세(朔月貰) (sageulse)