내후년

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 來 (“next”) + 後年 (“the year after next”), i.e. three years from now.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɛβuɲʌ̹n] ~ [ne̞βuɲʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [내후년/네후년]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naehunyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naehunyeon
McCune–Reischauer?naehunyŏn
Yale Romanization?nayhwunyen

Noun

내후년 • (naehunyeon) (hanja 來後年)

  1. three years from now

Usage notes

Sometimes misused and interpreted as the year after next year; two years from now

See also
  • 재작년 (再昨年, jaejangnyeon, “the year before last”)
  • 작년 (昨年, jangnyeon, “last year”)
  • 금년 (今年, geumnyeon, “this year”)
  • 내년 (來年, naenyeon, “next year”)
  • 후년 (後年, hunyeon, “the year after next”)
  • 내내년 (來來年, naenaenyeon, “the year after next”)
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