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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | inde |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | inde |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | inde |
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| Yale Romanization? | intey |
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Etymology 1
From 있는 데 (in-neun de, “the place where one is”), per the Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties. Also listed to be used in the Gangwon dialect in 우리말샘.
Particle
인데 • (-inde)
- (Gyeongsang, Gangwon, Hamgyong) to
- Synonyms: 에게 (-ege), 한테 (-hante), 께 (-kke)
2015 September 15, 김항나 [gimhangna], “북한학 전공 학생이 함경도 청년 집에서 같이 살아봤습니다. [bukhanhak jeon'gong haksaeng'i hamgyeongdo cheongnyeon jibeseo gachi sarabwatseumnida.]”, in KBS [KBS], 함경남도 북청군 [hamgyeongnamdo bukcheonggun]:회령 창효란 데서는 영채를 길러 그래가서 김일성인데 이거 올려 보내 특산물로.- Hoeryeong changhyoran de-seo-neun yeongchae-reul gilleo geuraegaseo gimilseong'inde igeo ollyeo bonae teuksanmul-lo.
- In a place called Changhyo in Hoeryong they cultivate garden cress so they send it to Kim Il Sung as a regional speciality.
- Although the speaker comes from coastal South Hamgyong Province, as she was married to a man from the Hoeryong area, and lived in the city for a long while, it is possible that certain features of her speech may not be reflective of the dialect in the place of her origin.
- (Gyeongsang) from
- Synonym: 한테 (-hante)
Usage notes
- Used for both honorific and non-honorific referents.
Etymology 2
See the main entry.
Particle
인데 • (-inde)
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 이다 (-ida), 은데 (-eunde).
Further reading
- 경남 방언 사전 [gyeongnam bang'eon sajeon, Dictionary of southern Gyeongsang varieties], volume II, South Gyeongsang Provincial Government, 2017, page 105