Korean

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Etymology

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Dialectal form of 공연히 (gong'yeonhi, in vain).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeni
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaen'i
McCune–Reischauer?kaeni
Yale Romanization?kayn.i

Adverb

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갠이 (gaeni)

  1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungnam, Hamgyong) Synonym of 공연히 (gong'yeonhi, in vain)