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U+B258, 뉘
HANGUL SYLLABLE NWI
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[U+B257]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B259]

Korean

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눼 ←→ 뉴

Etymology 1

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From Middle Korean 뉘〯 (Yale: nwǔy), equivalent to 누〮 (Yale: nwú, “who”) + 의〮 (Yale: úy, genitive case marker).

Pronoun

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(nwi)

  1. (possibly dated) genitive of 누구 (nugu, who; somebody): whose, somebody's
    Synonyms: 누구 (nugu, used attributively), 누구 (nuguui)

Etymology 2

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From Middle Korean 뉘〮 (Yale: nwúy), equivalent to 누〮 (Yale: nwú, “who”) + 이〮 (Yale: í, nominative case marker).

Pronoun

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(nwi)

  1. (archaic or poetic) nominative of 누구 (nugu, who; somebody).
    Synonym: (used nowadays) 누가 (nuga)
    • 2014 March 30, 고현수 [gohyeonsu, Go Hyeonsu], 껍질에 묻다 [kkeopjire mutda, Asking the Shell], Dacheung, →ISBN:
      젊은이 / 저리 다가 / 보았느냐 묻거든 []
      jeolmeuni / jeori-ro gadaga / nwi na-reul boanneunya mutgeodeun [ ]
      Young man / while going yonder / if somebody should ask you if you have seen me []
  2. (archaic or dialectal) Synonym of 누구 (nugu, who; somebody).

Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(nwi)

  1. raw unhulled rice
    Synonym: (Gyeongsang dialectal) 미(米) (mi)

Etymology 4

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From Middle Korean 뉘〯 (Yale: nwǔy, “world; time; epoch; era”), from earlier 누리〮 (Yale: nwùlí), from Old Korean 世理 (*NWUri). Doublet of 누리 (nuri), apparently borrowed directly from Middle Korean. The pronunciation given in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary has an unexpectedly short vowel length, for unknown reasons.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(nwi)

  1. Only used in 뉘를 보다 (nwireul boda, (archaic) to receive gratitude from children and grandchildren).
  2. (obsolete) time, age, generation
    늙을 모를로다neulgeul nwi-reul moreullodaI know not when I will grow old
    • c. 1925, Kim Ssangdori, “황천혼시 [hwangcheonhonsi]”, in Son Jintae, editor, ()()()()()() [Anthology of Korean Songs of the Gods], published 1930:
      귀물어는, 아바님 시절 지웠더니
      나서
      사는 유가득식이라
      gwimur-eoneun, abanim sijeor-e-neun jal jiwotdeoni
      jeo-ui nwi-e naseo-neun
      saneun ir-i yugadeuksig-ira
      As for money, they made lots of it when their father was alive; but in their generation, they lived with barely enough to eat.
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Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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(nwi)

  1. Contraction of 누이 (nu'i, (dated) sister of a male).