난데없이

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Korean

Etymology

Univerbation of (nan, which has appeared, past adnominal form of 나다 (nada, to appear)) +‎ (de, place) +‎ 없이 (eopsi, without): "without place to appear".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nandeeopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nandeeobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?nandeŏpsi
Yale Romanization?nāntey.eps.i

Adverb

난데없이 (nandeeopsi)

  1. (of something that appears or approaches) out of the blue, out of thin air, all of a sudden
    Coordinate term: 간데없이 (gandeeopsi)
    난데없이 나타나다nandeeopsi natanadato appear out of the blue
    난데없이 들려오다nandeeopsi deullyeo-odato be heard all of a sudden