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Korean
Etymology 1 From Middle Korean 뉘〯 Yale : nwǔy ), equivalent to 누〮 Yale : nwú , “who”) + 의〮 Yale : úy , genitive case marker).
Pronoun 뉘 • (nwi )
( possibly dated ) genitive of 누구 ( nugu , “ who; somebody ” ) whose , somebody 's
Synonyms: 누구 ( nugu , used attributively ) , 누구 의 ( nuguui )
Etymology 2 From Middle Korean 뉘〮 Yale : nwúy ), equivalent to 누〮 Yale : nwú , “who”) + 이〮 Yale : í , nominative case marker).
Pronoun 뉘 • (nwi )
( archaic or poetic ) nominative of 누구 ( nugu , “ who; somebody ” ) Synonym: ( used nowadays ) 누가 ( nuga ) 2014 March 30, 고현수 [gohyeonsu , Go Hyeonsu ], 껍질에 묻다 kkeopjire mutda , Asking the Shell →ISBN 젊은이 / 저리 로 가 다가 / 뉘 나 를 보았느냐 묻거든 [ …] jeolmeuni / jeori-ro gadaga / nwi na-reul boanneunya mutgeodeun [ … ] Young man / while going yonder / if somebody should ask you if you have seen me ( archaic or dialectal ) Synonym of 누구 ( nugu , “ who; somebody ” ) .
Etymology 3 (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? nwi Revised Romanization (translit.)? nwi McCune–Reischauer? nwi Yale Romanization? nwi
Noun 뉘 • (nwi )
raw unhulled rice
Synonym: ( Gyeongsang dialectal ) 미(米) ( mi )
Etymology 4 From Middle Korean 뉘〯 Yale : nwǔy , “world; time; epoch; era”), from earlier 누리〮 Yale : nwùlí ), from Old Korean 世理 ( *NWUri ) . Doublet of 누리 ( nuri ) , apparently borrowed directly from Middle Korean. The pronunciation given in the Standard Korean Language Dictionary
Pronunciation Romanizations Revised Romanization? nwi Revised Romanization (translit.)? nwi McCune–Reischauer? nwi Yale Romanization? nwi
Noun 뉘 • (nwi )
Only used in 뉘를 보다 ( nwireul boda , “ ( archaic ) to receive gratitude from children and grandchildren” ) .( obsolete ) time , age , generation
늙을 뉘 를 모를로다 neulgeul nwi -reul moreulloda ― I know not when I will grow old c. 1925 황천혼시 [hwangcheonhonsi ]”, in Son Jintae, editor, 朝( 조 ) 鮮( 선 ) 神( 신 ) 歌( 가 ) 遺( 유 ) 篇( 편 ) Anthology of Korean Songs of the Gods 1930 :귀물 어는 , 아바님 시절 에 는 잘 지웠더니 저 의 뉘 에 나서 는 사는 일 이 유가득식이라 gwimur-eoneun, abanim sijeor-e-neun jal jiwotdeoninwi -e naseo-neun As for money, they made lots of it when their father was alive; but in their generation , they lived with barely enough to eat.
Etymology 5
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? nwi Revised Romanization (translit.)? nwi McCune–Reischauer? nwi Yale Romanization? nwī
Noun 뉘 • (nwi )
Contraction of 누이 ( nu'i , “ ( dated ) sister of a male ” ) .