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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 千年.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
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| Revised Romanization? | cheonnyeon |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheonnyeon |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏnnyŏn |
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| Yale Romanization? | chēnnyen |
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Noun
천년 • (cheonnyeon) (hanja 千年)
- a millennium; a thousand years
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