내내
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Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 내〯내〯 (Yale: năynăy). Reduplication of 내 (nae).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ne̞]
- Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)내/네(ː)네]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | naenae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | naenae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | naenae |
| Yale Romanization? | nāynay |
Adverb
[edit]내내 • (naenae)
- throughout, through, all the time