하야

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 下野.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈha̠(ː)ja̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [하(ː)야]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?haya
Revised Romanization (translit.)?haya
McCune–Reischauer?haya
Yale Romanization?hā.ya

Noun

하야 • (haya) (hanja 下野)

  1. (politics) withdrawal from politics, e.g. being forced to step down

Derived terms
  • 하야하다 (下野—, hayahada)
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