가만히

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄆᆞ니 (Yale: kòmònì), ᄀᆞ마니 (Yale: kòmànì).

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄀᆞᄆᆞ니 (Yale: kòmònì).

가만 (gaman) +‎ (-hi, adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gamanhi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gamanhi
McCune–Reischauer?kamanhi
Yale Romanization?kaman.hi

Adverb[edit]

가만히 (gamanhi)

  1. still; not moving
  2. quietly
  3. just as it is
  4. stealthily; in secret

Synonyms[edit]