Korean edit

Etymology edit

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자〯내〮 (Yale: cǎnáy), originally a reflexive pronoun meaning “oneself; personally”.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jane
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jane
McCune–Reischauer?chane
Yale Romanization?caney

Pronoun edit

자네 (jane)

  1. you, second person pronoun, used generally in addressing a person of distinctly lower status.