내리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리〮 (Yale: nòlí), equivalent to 내리 (naeri-, “to move downwards”) +‎ 이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix), cf. Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: nòlí-tá), older form of 내리다 (naerida).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛɾi] ~ [ne̞ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [내리/네리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naeri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naeli
McCune–Reischauer?	naeri
Yale Romanization?	nayli

Adverb

내리 • (naeri)

1. downwards; from top to bottom
2. continuously; in a row; without a break (especially of time)

   Synonym: 쭉 (jjuk)

   • 2018, 박선우 [bakseonu], “휘는 빛 [hwineun bit, Curving light]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 46, number 4, pages 135—150:

     당시 이경은 추석 연휴 기간에 연차까지 덧붙여 열흘을 내리 쉬었다.

     Dangsi I-gyeong-eun chuseok yeonhyu gigan-e yeoncha-kkaji deotbucheo yeolheur-eul naeri swieotda.

     At the time, Yi Gyeong had taken a break for ten days in a row, adding her annual leave to the Chuseok holidays.

3. wildly, violently

   Synonym: 마구 (magu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 內裏, from 內 (“inside”) + 裏 (“at, in”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ɾi] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)리/네(ː)리]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naeri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naeli
McCune–Reischauer?	naeri
Yale Romanization?	nāyli

Noun

내리 • (naeri) (hanja 內裏)

1. (literary, uncommon) inside

   Synonym: 속 (sok)

2. (literary, uncommon) inner mind