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없이

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Korean

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Alternative forms

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  • 업시 (eopsi)Early Modern

Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 업〯시〮 (Yale: ěpsí).

(eop-, to not be there) +‎ (-i, adverb-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈɘ(ː)pɕ͈i]
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  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?ŏpsi
Yale Romanization?ēps.i

Adverb

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없이 (eopsi)

  1. without, lacking