내시

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 內侍.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ɕʰi] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ɕʰi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?naesi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?naesi
McCune–Reischauer?naesi
Yale Romanization?nāysi

Noun

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내시 (naesi) (hanja 內侍)

  1. (historical) eunuch