내지

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 乃至

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)d͡ʑi] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)d͡ʑi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [내(ː)지/네(ː)지]
      • 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

    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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