련애

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (“love, affection”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɾjʌ̹(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈɾjʌ̹(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [려(ː)내/려(ː)네]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, the great majority of speakers (in both Koreas) no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ryeonae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?lyeon'ae
McCune–Reischauer?ryŏnae
Yale Romanization?lyēn.ay
South Korean
Standard Language		 연애(戀愛) (yeonae)
North Korean
Standard Language		 련애(戀愛) (ryeonae)

Noun

련애 • (ryeonae)

  1. North Korea standard form of 연애 (yeonae, “dating, romantic relationship”).

Derived terms
  • 련애하다 (ryeonaehada, “to date, to have a romantic relationship with”)
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