이내

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 以內

Pronunciation

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

Noun

이내 • (inae) (hanja 以內)

  1. within (in less than)
    한 시간 이내에 끝난다. ― Han sigan inae-e kkeunnanda. ― It will be done within an hour.
    10미터 이내로 진입했다. ― 10-miteo inae-ro jiniphaetda. ― [We] advanced to within ten meters [of it].

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

이내 • (inae)

  1. right away; promptly; swiftly
    Synonyms: 곧 (got), 바로 (baro)
    해가 들자 이내 잠이 깼다.
    Hae-ga deulja inae jam-i kkaetda.
    When the sun came in, he woke up right away.
    문을 나가면 이내 정자가 보인다.
    Mun-eul nagamyeon inae jeongja-ga boinda.
    When you exit the door, you can see a pavilion right away.

Etymology 3

Univerbation of 이 (i, “this”) +‎ 내 (nae, “mine”); “this ...of mine”.

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

이내 • (inae)

  1. Emphatic form of 내 (nae, “my”); this ...of mine
    이내 인생 ― inae insaeng ― this life of mine

Etymology 4

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 연애 (Yale: yenGay).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

이내 • (inae)

  1. mountain mist
    Synonym: 남기(嵐氣) (namgi)
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