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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자〯내〮 (Yale: cǎnáy), originally a reflexive pronoun meaning “oneself; personally”.
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jane |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jane |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chane |
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| Yale Romanization? | caney |
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Pronoun
자네 • (jane)
- you, second person pronoun, used generally in addressing a person of distinctly lower status.