시냏

Middle Korean

Etymology

*실〯 (*sǐl, “valley”) +‎ 냏〯 (nǎyh, “stream”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǐ.nǎjh/, [ɕǐ.nǎj]

Noun

시〯냏〯 (sǐnǎyh) (isolated 시〯내〯 (sǐnǎy))

1. a narrow stream
   • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], pages 15:13a–b:

     ᄯᅡ〮 平(뼈ᇰ)호〮미〮 소ᇇ바다ᇰ〮 ᄀᆞᆮ〮ᄒᆞ〮야〮 뫼〯히며〮 두들〮기며〮 시〯내〯며〮 굴허〮ᅌᅵ〮 업〯고〮

     stá PPYÈNG-hwóm-í swònspàtáng kóthóyá mwǒyh-ìmyé twùtúlk-ìmyé sǐnǎy-myé kwùlhéng-í ěpkwó

     The land will be as level as the palm of the hand, free of mountains or hills, streams or gorges.

Descendants

• Korean: 시내 (sinae)

References

• Lee, Ki-Moon, Ramsey, S. Robert (2011) A History of the Korean Language, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 63