나리

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the letters excavated from Suncheon Kim clan lady's grave, 16th century, as Middle Korean 나ᄋᆞ리 (Yale: naoli); in the modern language, compare alternate 나으리 (na'euri).

Its Idu script spelling 進賜 suggests an earlier form *나ᅀᆞ리 (*nazoli), ultimately containing the verb stem 나ᇫ (nàz-, to advance).

Originally a title of a government post during Silla, Goryeo, and Joseon dynasties.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nali
McCune–Reischauer?nari
Yale Romanization?nāli

Noun

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나리 (nari)

  1. (archaic, term of address used for persons of high rank) sir, your honour, my lord.
Alternative forms
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Etymology 2

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From unattested Middle Korean *나리〮 (*nàlí) seen in compounds such as 미나리〮 (mìnàlí) and 개〯나리〮 (kǎynàlí).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nali
McCune–Reischauer?nari
Yale Romanization?nali

Noun

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나리 (nari)

  1. lily (plant)
    Synonym: 백합(百合) (baekhap)
Derived terms
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