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U+B144, 년
HANGUL SYLLABLE NYEON
Composition: + +

[U+B143]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B145]




네 ←→ 녜

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nyeon
McCune–Reischauer?nyŏn
Yale Romanization?nyen

Etymology 1

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Of native Korean origin.

Noun

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(nyeon)

  1. (vulgar, sometimes offensive, sometimes referring specifically to females) bitch, bastard
    Coordinate term: (nom, bastard)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (year)

Counter

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(nyeon) (hanja )

  1. year
    마지막 15(십오)
    majimak 15(sibo)nyeon
    the last 15 years
    1978(천구백칠십팔)
    1978(cheon'gubaekchilsip'pal)nyeon
    the year of 1978

Noun

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(nyeon) (hanja )

  1. (North Korea, Yanbian) year
Alternative forms
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Etymology 3

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Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(nyeon)

  1. :
    (MC reading: (MC nen))
  2. :
    (MC reading: (MC nenX))
  3. :
    (MC reading: (MC nrjenH))
  4. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC nen))
Usage notes
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In South Korea, the hanja above are read as (yeon) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading (nyeon) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).

Alternative forms
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  • (yeon) (South Korea)

References

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