난데없이

Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of 난 (nan, “which has appeared”, past adnominal form of 나다 (nada, “to appear”)) +‎ 데 (de, “place”) +‎ 없이 (eopsi, “without”): "without place to appear".

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nde̞ʌ̹pɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [난(ː)데업씨]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nandeeopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nandeeobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?	nandeŏpsi
Yale Romanization?	nāntey.eps.i

Adverb

난데없이 • (nandeeopsi)

1. (of something that appears or approaches) out of the blue, out of thin air, all of a sudden

   Coordinate term: 간데없이 (gandeeopsi)

   난데없이 나타나다 ― nandeeopsi natanada ― to appear out of the blue

   난데없이 들려오다 ― nandeeopsi deullyeo-oda ― to be heard all of a sudden