너희
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Korean[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- 너거 (neogeo), 느그 (neugeu) — Gyeongsang
Etymology[edit]
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 너희 (Yale: nèhùy), probably from 너 (Yale: nè, “you”, singular) + Old Korean 中 (*-KUY, locative suffix). "Your place" > "you guys, you all".[1] Compare Gyeongsang Korean 너거 (neogeo) preserving the velar, perhaps from unattested *너ᄀᆡ (Yale: nekoy)?
Pronunciation[edit]
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nʌ̹ʝi]
- Phonetic hangul: [너히]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | neohui |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neohui |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nŏhŭi |
| Yale Romanization? | nehuy |
Pronoun[edit]
너희 • (neohui)
References[edit]
- ^ 김태우 [gimtae'u] (2022) “『녀사쇼햑』의 종합적 연구 (Conference paper)”, in 2022년 여름 국어사학회 전국 학술대회—국어 음운체계의 연구 성과와 전망—, The Society of Korean Historical Linguistics, page 124