내리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리〮 (Yale: nòlí), equivalent to 내리 (naeri-, “to move downwards”) +‎ 이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix), cf. Middle Korean ᄂᆞ리〮다〮 (Yale: nòlí-tá), older form of 내리다 (naerida).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɛɾi] ~ [ne̞ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [내리/네리]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeli
McCune–Reischauer?naeri
Yale Romanization?nayli

Adverb

내리 • (naeri)

  1. downwards; from top to bottom
  2. continuously; in a row; without a break (especially of time)
    Synonym: 쭉 (jjuk)
    • 2018, 박선우, “휘는 빛 [Curving light]”, in Changjak-gwa bipyeong, volume 46, number 4, pages 135—150:
      당시 이경은 추석 연휴 기간에 연차까지 덧붙여 열흘을 내리 쉬었다.
      Dangsi I-Gyeong-eun chuseok yeonhyu gigan-e yeoncha-kkaji deotbucheo yeolheur-eul naeri swieotda.
      At the time, Yi Gyeong had taken a break for ten days in a row, adding her annual leave to the Chuseok holidays.
  3. wildly, violently
    Synonym: 마구 (magu)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 內裏, from 內 (“inside”) + 裏 (“at, in”).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ɾi] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ɾi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)리/네(ː)리]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeri
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeli
McCune–Reischauer?naeri
Yale Romanization?nāyli

Noun

내리 • (naeri) (hanja 內裏)

  1. (literary, uncommon) inside
    Synonym: 속 (sok)
  2. (literary, uncommon) inner mind
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