Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 乃至

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naeji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naeji
McCune–Reischauer?naeji
Yale Romanization?nāyci

Adverb

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내지 (naeji) (hanja 乃至)

  1. from how many to how many (Sino-Korean manifestation of 얼마에서 얼마까지)
    컴퓨터 프로그래머 열 명 내지 스무 명이 이 앱을 제작했다.
    keompyuteo peurogeuraemeo yeol myeong naeji seumu myeong'i i aeb-eul jejakhaetda.
    Around 10 or 20 computer programmers created this (smartphone) app.
  2. or (close to "if not")
    우리가 가야 할 피시지는 산 내지 바다다.
    uri-ga gaya hal pisiji-neun san naeji badada.
    The summer vacation spot that we will go is the mountains or the sea.

Synonyms

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