FromMiddle Koreanᄉᆞᅀᅵ〮 (Yale:sòzí),ᄉᆞ이〮 (Yale:sòí).

First attested in theYongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, asMiddle Koreanᄉᆞᅀᅵ〮 (Yale:sòzí), from pre-Middle Korean*sòsí, preserved in Gyeongsang Middle Koreanᄉᆞ시 (Yale:sosi).

• (SK Standard/Seoul)IPA^(key):[sʰa̠i]

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• Phonetic hangul:[사이]

• SouthGyeongsang (Busan)pitch accent:사이의 /사이에 /사이까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

사이• (sai)

1. gap; space between

   이틀사이에돈을다써버렸습니다.

   Iteulsaie doneul da sseobeoryeotseumnida.

   I ended up spending all the money in thespan of two days.

   집과차고사이 ―jipgwa chagosai ―thespace between the house and the garage

2. relationship

   지안하고 지안언니는사이가좋아요.

   Jianhago Jian eonnineunsaiga joayo.

   Jian and her older sister have a goodrelationship.

• 새(sae)(contraction)

Of native Korean origin. Unlike the standard form, the dialectal form appears to have retained the bisyllabic form of the pre-Middle Korean word.

사이• (sai)

1. (South Chungcheong, Seoul, Hwanghae)dialectal form of새(sae,“bird”)

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