재작년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 再昨年, from 再 (“further, again”) + 昨年 (“last year”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n] ~ [ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [재(ː)장년/제(ː)장년]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaejangnyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaejagnyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	chaejangnyŏn
Yale Romanization?	cāycaknyen

Noun

재작년 • (jaejangnyeon) (hanja 再昨年)

1. the year before last, two years ago

See also

• 작년 (昨年, jangnyeon, “last year”)