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