이내

Sino-Korean word from 以內

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)nɛ] ~ [ˈi(ː)ne̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)내/이(ː)네]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

이내 • (inae) (hanja 以內)

1. within (in less than)

   한 시간 이내에 끝난다. ― Han sigan inae-e kkeunnanda. ― It will be done within an hour.

   10미터 이내로 진입했다. ― 10-miteo inae-ro jiniphaetda. ― [We] advanced to within ten meters [of it].

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [inɛ] ~ [ine̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이내/이네]

이내 • (inae)

1. right away; promptly; swiftly

   Synonyms: 곧 (got), 바로 (baro)

   해가 들자 이내 잠이 깼다.

   Hae-ga deulja inae jam-i kkaetda.

   When the sun came in, he woke up right away.

   문을 나가면 이내 정자가 보인다.

   Mun-eul nagamyeon inae jeongja-ga boinda.

   When you exit the door, you can see a pavilion right away.

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [inɛ] ~ [ine̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이내/이네]

이내 • (inae)

1. Emphatic form of 내 (nae, “my”); this ...of mine

   이내 인생 ― inae insaeng ― this life of mine

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

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [inɛ] ~ [ine̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [이내/이네]

이내 • (inae)

1. mountain mist

   Synonym: 남기(嵐氣) (namgi)