Korean

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Etymology

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Univerbation of (nan, which has appeared, past adnominal form of 나다 (nada, to appear)) +‎ (de, place) +‎ 없이 (eopsi, without): "without place to appear".

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈna̠(ː)nde̞ʌ̹pɕ͈i]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nandeeopsi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nandeeobs'i
McCune–Reischauer?nandeŏpsi
Yale Romanization?nāntey.eps.i

Adverb

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난데없이 (nandeeopsi)

  1. (of something that appears or approaches) out of the blue, out of thin air, all of a sudden
    Coordinate term: 간데없이 (gandeeopsi)
    난데없이 나타나다nandeeopsi natanadato appear out of the blue
    난데없이 들려오다nandeeopsi deullyeo-odato be heard all of a sudden