Korean edit

Etymology edit

From 사나이 (sanai) + (ae).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)nɛɛ] ~ [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ne̞e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?sanaeae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?sanaeae
McCune–Reischauer?sanaeae
Yale Romanization?sānay.ay

Noun edit

사내애 (sanaeae)

  1. (colloquial) boy