First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 녘 (Yale: nyekh). From obsolete 녑 (nyeop, “side”), whence modern 옆 (yeop, “side”). It escaped the regular word-initial ny > y sound change as it was chiefly found as the second component of compounds expressing directions and proximity in time.
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| Revised Romanization? | nyeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nyeok |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | nyŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | nyekh |
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녘 • (nyeok)
- area, direction, part, side, vicinity (in space); proximity (in time)
- (in space):
- 가 (ga, “bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity”)
- 가장자리 (gajangjari, “bound, edge, margin, side, verge, vicinity”)
- 곁 (gyeot, “side, vicinity”)
- 옆 (yeop, “side, flank, vicinity”)
- 쪽 (jjok, “side, direction”)
- 쯤 (jjeum, “vicinity, proximity”)
- (in time):
