예전

Korean

Etymology

Possibly from 예 (ye, “old”) + 전 (前, jeon, “before”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)d͡ʑʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [예(ː)전]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yejeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yejeon
McCune–Reischauer?yejŏn
Yale Romanization?yēycen

Noun

예전 • (yejeon)

  1. the old days, the old times, the past, long ago
  • 옛날 (yennal, “old days”)
  • 옛적 (yetjeok, “very long ago”)
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