내

Korean

Etymology 1

내낵낶낷낸낹낺 낻낼낽낾낿냀냁 냂냃냄냅냆냇냈 냉냊냋냌냍냎냏
나 ←	→ 냐

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛ] ~ [ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [내/네]

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

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 내 • (nae)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ and ㅐ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 냏 (Yale: nayh). Likely related to Baekje 那利 (*nari, “river”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛ(ː)] ~ [ne̞(ː)]
• Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)/네(ː)]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

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

Noun

내 • (nae)

1. rivulet, brook, stream

   Synonym: 시내 (sinae)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄂᆡ (Yale: noy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛ] ~ [ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [내/네]

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

Noun

내 • (nae)

1. smell

   Synonym: 냄새 (naemsae)

Etymology 4

• Contraction of 나이 (nai, “I”). (Note that 나이 is ungrammatical now.)
• Contraction of 나의 (naui)..

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [nɛ] ~ [ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [내/네]

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

Pronoun

내 • (nae)

1. I; a form of the first-person pronoun 나 (na) used before —가 (-ga)
2. my; an abbreviated form of 나의 (naui)
   • 내 기억이 맞다면 그는 교사였다.

     nae gieogi matdamyeon geuneun gyosayeotda.

     If I remember right, he was a teacher.

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 內

Noun

내 • (nae) (hanja 內)

1. interior, inside

   사무실 내에서는 흡연 금지입니다.

   samusil nae-eseoneun heubyeon geumjiimnida.

   Smoking is forbidden in the office.

Synonyms

• 안 (an)
• 속 (sok)
• 내부 (內部, naebu)

Homophones

乃, 來, 儽, 內, 内, 勑, 匂, 奈, 奶, 嬭, 崍, 廼, 徠, 柰, 淶, 耐, 能, 莱, 萊, 迺, 騋, 黧, 鼐