이미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 이믜 (Yale: imuy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mi]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)미]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?imi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imi
McCune–Reischauer?imi
Yale Romanization?īmi

Adverb

이미 • (imi)

  1. already
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