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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 너희 (Yale: nèhùy), probably from 너 (Yale: nè, “you”, singular) + Old Korean 中 (*-KUY, locative suffix). "Your place" > "you guys, you all". Compare Gyeongsang Korean 너거 (neogeo) preserving the velar, perhaps from unattested *너ᄀᆡ (Yale: nekoy)?
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | neohui |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neohui |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nŏhŭi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nehuy |
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Pronoun
너희 • (neohui)
- (plural, of equal or lower social status) you; you guys; you all
- Synonyms: 너희들 (neohuideul), 너네 (neone)
- 너희 이름이 뭐니? ― neohui ireum-i mwo-ni? ― What are your names?
References
- ^ 김태우 (2022) “『녀사쇼햑』의 종합적 연구 (Conference paper)”, in 2022년 여름 국어사학회 전국 학술대회—국어 음운체계의 연구 성과와 전망—, The Society of Korean Historical Linguistics, page 124