옛적

Korean

Etymology

From 옛 (yet, “old”) +‎ 적 (jeok, “time”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈje̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [옏(ː)쩍]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?yetjeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?yesjeog
McCune–Reischauer?yetchŏk
Yale Romanization?yēyscek

Noun

옛적 • (yetjeok)

  1. old days; ancient times
    옛날 옛적 ― yennal yetjeok ― once upon a time
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