권태

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 倦怠 (“sluggish, fatigued”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰɛ] ~ [ˈkwɘ(ː)ntʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [권(ː)태/권(ː)테]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwontae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwontae
McCune–Reischauer?kwŏnt'ae
Yale Romanization?kwēnthay

Noun

권태 • (gwontae) (hanja 倦怠)

  1. fatigue; languor
  2. ennui

Derived terms

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