지난해

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[t͡ɕina̠nɦe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[지난해]
Revised Romanization? jinanhae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? jinan-hae
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

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