내지

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Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 乃至

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?naeji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeji
McCune–Reischauer?naeji
Yale Romanization?nāyci

Adverb

내지 (naeji) (hanja 乃至)

  1. from how many to how many (Sino-Korean manifestation of 얼마에서 얼마까지)
    컴퓨터 프로그래머 열 명 내지 스무 명이 이 앱을 제작했다.
    keompyuteo peurogeuraemeo yeol myeong naeji seumu myeong'i i aeb-eul jejakhaetda.
    Around 10 or 20 computer programmers created this (smartphone) app.
  2. or (close to "if not")
    우리가 가야 할 피시지는 산 내지 바다다.
    uri-ga gaya hal pisiji-neun san naeji badada.
    The summer vacation spot that we will go is the mountains or the sea.

Synonyms