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Korean
Etymology
From Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄆᆞ니 (Yale: kòmònì), ᄀᆞ마니 (Yale: kòmànì).
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄆᆞ니 (Yale: kòmònì).
가만 (gaman) + 히 (-hi, adverbial suffix).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gamanhi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gamanhi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kamanhi |
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| Yale Romanization? | kaman.hi |
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Adverb
가만히 • (gamanhi)
- still; not moving
- quietly
- just as it is
- stealthily; in secret
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