내내

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 내〯내〯 (Yale: năynăy). Reduplication of 내 (nae).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ne̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)내/네(ː)네]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naenae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naenae
McCune–Reischauer?naenae
Yale Romanization?nāynay

Adverb

내내 • (naenae)

  1. throughout, through, all the time
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