내내

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 내〯내〯 (Yale: năynăy). Reduplication of (nae).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • 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

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내내 (naenae)

  1. throughout, through, all the time