Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Korean word from 以內

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

이내 (inae) (hanja 以內)

  1. within (in less than)
    시간 이내 끝난다.Han sigan inae-e kkeunnanda.It will be done within an hour.
    10미터 이내 진입했다.10-miteo inae-ro jiniphaetda.[We] advanced to within ten meters [of it].

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inae
McCune–Reischauer?inae
Yale Romanization?inay

Adverb edit

이내 (inae)

  1. right away; promptly; swiftly
    Synonyms: (got), 바로 (baro)
    들자 이내 깼다.
    Hae-ga deulja inae jam-i kkaetda.
    When the sun came in, he woke up right away.
    나가면 이내 정자 보인다.
    Mun-eul nagamyeon inae jeongja-ga boinda.
    When you exit the door, you can see a pavilion right away.

Etymology 3 edit

Univerbation of (i, this) +‎ (nae, mine); “this ...of mine”.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inae
McCune–Reischauer?inae
Yale Romanization?inay

Determiner edit

이내 (inae)

  1. Emphatic form of (nae, my); this ...of mine
    이내 인생inae insaengthis life of mine

Etymology 4 edit

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 연애 (Yale: yenGay).

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?inae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?inae
McCune–Reischauer?inae
Yale Romanization?inay

Noun edit

이내 (inae)

  1. mountain mist
    Synonym: 남기(嵐氣) (namgi)