나리

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the letters excavated from Suncheon Kim clan lady's grave, 16th century, as Middle Korean 나ᄋᆞ리 (Yale: naoli); in the modern language, compare alternate 나으리 (na'euri).

Its Idu script spelling 進賜 suggests an earlier form *나ᅀᆞ리 (*nazoli), ultimately containing the verb stem 나ᇫ (nàz-, “to advance”).

Originally a title of a government post during Silla, Goryeo, and Joseon dynasties.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈna̠(ː)ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [나(ː)리]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nari
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nali
McCune–Reischauer^?	nari
Yale Romanization^?	nāli

Noun

나리 • (nari)

(archaic, term of address used for persons of high rank) sir, your honour, my lord.

Alternative forms

(proscribed) 나으리 (na'euri)

Etymology 2

From unattested Middle Korean *나리〮 (*nàlí) seen in compounds such as 미나리〮 (mìnàlí) and 개〯나리〮 (kǎynàlí).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠ɾi]
Phonetic hangul: [나리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	nari
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	nali
McCune–Reischauer^?	nari
Yale Romanization^?	nali

Noun

나리 • (nari)

lily (plant)
Synonym: 백합(百合) (baekhap)

Derived terms

개나리 (gaenari, “forsythia”)
나리꽃 (narikkot, “lily (flower)”)
말나리 (mallari, “Lilium distichum”)
미나리 (minari, “water dropwort”)
산나리 (sannari, “golden-rayed lily”)
참나리 (chamnari, “tiger lily”)