너
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너넉넊넋넌넍넎 넏널넑넒넓넔넕 넖넗넘넙넚넛넜 넝넞넟넠넡넢넣 | |
냬 ← | → 네 |
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Korean
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Korean 너 (nè, “you”). Presumably existed in Old Korean, but cannot be ascertained because Old Korean pronouns were written with Chinese logograms that obscure the pronunciation.
It has been suggested since the 1950s that the basic Korean pronouns 나 (na, “I; me”), 너 (neo, “you”), and 누 (nu, “who”) (> modern 누구 (nugu)) were all formed from the same etymon via ablaut, which appears to have once been an extremely productive process in Korean, at some very ancient stage.[1][2] Given the very limited data on prehistoric Korean, this hypothesis cannot be proven for sure either way.
Possibly cognate with Old Japanese
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nʌ̹]
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul: [너]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | neo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neo |
McCune–Reischauer? | nŏ |
Yale Romanization? | ne |
Pronoun
[edit]너 • (neo)
Usage notes
[edit]A characteristic of colloquial Korean is that the use of personal pronouns such as 너 (neo) or 걔 (gyae, “he; she”) implies that the person being referred to by the pronoun is of equal or lower social rank compared to the speaker. When speaking to a social superior, speakers use either a title or a word referring to the relationship between the speaker and the addressee. Thus the pronoun 너 (neo) is permissible for one's younger brother, but one's older brother is referred to as 형(
Furthermore, even when speaking to an equal or inferior, 너 (neo) is impermissible in polite or formal speech levels. In such contexts, use 자네 (jane), a title, or a personal name. 자기(
The use of 너 (neo) in socially impermissible contexts, such as when addressing a superior, should be understood as the speaker showing contempt for the addressee.
Alternative forms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
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[a], [b], [c] ← 3 | 4 | 5 → [a], [b] |
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Native isol.: 넷 (net) Native attr.: 네 (ne), (dated) 넉 (neok), (archaic) 너 (neo) Sino-Korean: 사 (sa) Hanja: Ordinal: 넷째 (netjjae) |
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [nɘ(ː)]
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul: [너(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | neo |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | neo |
McCune–Reischauer? | nŏ |
Yale Romanization? | nē |
Numeral
[edit]너 • (neo)
Usage notes
[edit]This form is found primarily with certain traditional Korean units which are not now widely used.
References
[edit]Middle Korean
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]너 (nè)
Descendants
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