지난해

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Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 지난 (jinan, past) +‎ (hae, year).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jinanhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jinanhae
McCune–Reischauer?chinanhae
Yale Romanization?cinan.hay

Noun

지난해 (jinanhae)

  1. the previous year

Usage notes

This spacing is deprecated under standard South Korean orthography, according to Brain House (2005). Instead, the two constituent words should be separated, giving 지난 해 (jinan hae). However, the un-separated version remains quite common.

Synonyms

References

Brain House, Inc. (2005) 한글 띄어쓰기 큰 사전 <Hangeul ttuieosseugi keun sajeon / Unabridged dictionary of hangul spacing>, Seoul: Author