너희

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 너희 (Yale: nèhùy), probably from 너 (Yale: nè, “you”, singular) + Old Korean 中 (*-KUY, locative suffix). "Your place" > "you guys, you all".[1] Compare Gyeongsang Korean 너거 (neogeo) preserving the velar, perhaps from unattested *너ᄀᆡ (Yale: nekoy)?

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?neohui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?neohui
McCune–Reischauer?nŏhŭi
Yale Romanization?nehuy

Pronoun

너희 • (neohui)

  1. (plural, of equal or lower social status) you; you guys; you all
    Synonyms: 너희들 (neohuideul), 너네 (neone)
    너희 이름이 뭐니? ― neohui ireum-i mwo-ni? ― What are your names?

References

  1. ^ 김태우 [gimtae'u] (2022) “『녀사쇼햑』의 종합적 연구 (Conference paper)”, in 2022년 여름 국어사학회 전국 학술대회—국어 음운체계의 연구 성과와 전망—, The Society of Korean Historical Linguistics, page 124
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