남이사

Korean

Etymology

The Gyeongsang dialect form of Standard Central Korean 남이야 (nam-iya, “as for other people”), which apparently spread into Seoul Korean in the late twentieth century with South Korean modernization.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?namisa
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nam'isa
McCune–Reischauer?namisa
Yale Romanization?nam.isa

Adverb

남이사 • (nam-isa)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) Used in place of 남이야 (nam-iya, “as for other people”) when dismissing people who are too nosy, with a connotation of "none of your business".
    남이사 뭘 하든 니가 뭔 상관인데?
    nam-isa mwol hadeun niga mwon sanggwan-inde?
    Why do you even care about what other people are doing?
  2. (Gyeongsang or slang) alternative form of 남이야 (nam-iya, “as for other people”)

Usage notes

남이야 (nam-iya), which already had a rather dismissive connotation, is being increasingly displaced by 남이사 (nam-isa) in colloquial Seoul Korean.

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