이미
Korean edit
Etymology edit
First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 이믜 (Yale: imuy).
Pronunciation edit
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)mi]
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- Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)미]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | imi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | imi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | imi |
| Yale Romanization? | īmi |
Adverb edit
이미 • (imi)