니
Korean
Etymology 1
니닉닊닋닌닍닎 닏닐닑닒닓닔닕 닖닗님닙닚닛닜 닝닞닟닠닡닢닣 | |
늬 ← | → 다 |
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Syllable
(deprecated template usage) 니 • (ni)
- (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄴ and ㅣ.
Etymology 2
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum eonhae (訓民正音諺解本 / 훈민정음언해본), 1446, as Middle Korean 니 (Yale: ni).
Noun
니 • (ni)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- 이빨 (ippal, “tooth”) (when referring to a person's teeth in strong tones. Mainly used in animals' teeth.)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- (South Korea) 윗니 (winni, “the upper teeth”)
- (North Korea) 웃이 (usi, “the upper teeth”)
- (South Korea) 아랫니 (araenni, “the lower teeth”)
- (North Korea) 아래이 (araei, “the lower teeth”)
- (South Korea) 앞니 (amni, “incisor, front tooth”)
- (North Korea) 앞이 (api, “incisor, front tooth”)
- (South Korea) 송곳니 (songgonni, “cuspid, canine tooth”)
- (North Korea) 송곳이 (songgosi, “cuspid, canine tooth”)
- (South Korea) 어금니 (eogeumni, “molar, grinding tooth”)
- (North Korea) 엄이,어금이 (eomi,eogeumi, “molar, grinding tooth”)
- (South Korea) 사랑니 (sarangni, “wisdom tooth”)
- (North Korea) 사랑이 (sarang'i, “wisdom tooth”)
- (South Korea) 뻐드렁니 (ppeodeureongni, “bucktooth”)
- (North Korea) 뻐덩이 (ppeodeong'i, “bucktooth”)
- (South Korea) 엄니 (eomni, “(brutal) fang”)
- (North Korea) 엄이 (eomi, “(brutal) fang”)
- (South Korea) 젖니 (jeonni, “milk teeth”)
- (North Korea) 젖이 (jeoji, “milk teeth”)
- (South Korea) 간니 (ganni, “permanent teeth”)
- (North Korea) 간이 (gani, “permanent teeth”)
- (South Korea) 톱니 (tomni, “saw tooth”)
- (North Korea) 톱이 (tobi, “saw tooth”)
- (South Korea) 톱니바퀴 (tomnibakwi, “toothed wheel”)
- (North Korea) 톱이바퀴 (tobibakwi, “toothed wheel”)
See also
Further reading
Etymology 3
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄋᆞ니, 으니 (Yale: oni, uni).
Suffix
—니 • (-ni)
- a connecting ending that indicates that the foreword is the cause, basis, or premise of the hindmost; also used to state a fact first and then explain another fact in relation to it.
- and then
Alternative forms
- 니까 (nikka)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 4
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄋᆞ/으니 (Yale: u/oni).
Suffix
—니 • (-ni)
- a plain style interrogative suffix; gives a friendlier impression than 냐 (nya) does
- 너 가니?
- neo gani?
- Do you go?
Synonyms
Etymology 5
- Contraction of 너의 (neoui, “your”).
Pronoun
니 • (ni)
Etymology 6
Korean reading of various Chinese characters.
Syllable
니 (ni)
Alternative forms
- 이 (i) (South Korea)
Usage notes
In South Korea, the hanja above are read as 이 (i) when used as a single word or as the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. However, the reading 니 (ni) is retained when the hanja is not part of the first syllable of a Sino-Korean compound. This is known as 두음 법칙 (頭音法則, dueum beopchik).
References
- Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea (대한민국 대법원, Daehanmin'guk Daebeobwon) (2018). Table of hanja for personal names (인명용 한자표 / 人名用漢字表, Inmyeong-yong hanja-pyo). [1]
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