이미

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok nogeoldae (飜譯老乞大 / 번역노걸대), 1517, as Middle Korean 이믜 (Yale: imuy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈi(ː)mi]

  • Audio:

    (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)미]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	imi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	imi
McCune–Reischauer?	imi
Yale Romanization?	īmi

Adverb

이미 • (imi)

1. already