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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 이믜 (Yale: imuy).
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 |
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| Revised Romanization? | imi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | imi |
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| Yale Romanization? | īmi |
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Adverb
이미 • (imi)
- already