Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neonjeusi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neonjeusi
McCune–Reischauer?nŏnjŭsi
Yale Romanization?nen.cusi

Adverb

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넌즈시 (neonjeusi)

  1. Alternative form of 넌지시 (neonjisi, discreetly).

Middle Korean

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Etymology

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넌즛 (nèncùs) +‎ (-i, adverb-attaching suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nə̀n.t͡sɨ̀.sí/

Adverb

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넌즈시 (nèncùsì)

  1. discreetly, implicitly
  2. without a care, without concern
    • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 4:60a:
      흐ᇰ져ᇰ바지〮ᄃᆞᆯ〮히〮 넌즈시 너겨〮 (고ᇰ)(야ᇰ〮)홀〮 ᄆᆞᅀᆞᄆᆞᆯ〮 아니〮커늘〮 []
      hùngcyèng-pàcí-tólh-í nèncùsì nèkyé KWÒNG.YÀNG-hwól mòzòm-ól àní-khènúl
      As the tradesman did not have any intention to make offerings, considering it as something unimportant []

Descendants

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  • Korean: 넌지시 (neonjisi), 넌즈시 (neonjeusi)