내내

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 내〯내〯 (Yale: năynăy). Reduplication of 내 (nae).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)내/네(ː)네]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	naenae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	naenae
McCune–Reischauer?	naenae
Yale Romanization?	nāynay

Adverb

내내 • (naenae)

1. throughout, through, all the time