나이테

Korean

Etymology

From 나이 (nai, “age”) +‎ 테 (te, “rim”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [na̠itʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [나이테]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naite
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naite
McCune–Reischauer?nait'e
Yale Romanization?nai.they

Noun

나이테 • (naite)

  1. tree ring
    Synonym: 연륜(年輪) (yeollyun)
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