Korean edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

갠이 (gaeni)

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