연세

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹nsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [연세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	yeonse
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	yeonse
McCune–Reischauer?	yŏnse
Yale Romanization?	yensey

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 年歲 (“age; long period of time”).

Noun

South Korean Standard Language	연세(年歲) (yeonse)
North Korean Standard Language	년세(年歲) (nyeonse)

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年歲)

1. (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)

1. annual tax

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 年貰, from 年 (“year”) 貰 (“rent”).

Noun

연세 • (yeonse) (hanja 年貰)

1. (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)