며칠

Korean

Alternative forms

몇일 (myeochil) (misspelling)

Etymology

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 며츨 (Yale: myechul), from 몇 (Yale: myech, “how many”) + Proto-Koreanic *hoL (“day”). The modern form reflects a regular vowel shift after sibilants.

However, the great majority of Korean speakers today believe that the word is from 몇 (myeot, “how many”) + 일 (日, il, “day”), connecting it to a Sino-Korean word common in Modern Korean rather than the etymologically accurate but no longer productive Proto-Korean form. Accordingly, 몇일 (myeochil) is a very common misspelling.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mjʌ̹t͡ɕʰiɭ]
Phonetic hangul: [며칠]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	myeochil
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	myeochil
McCune–Reischauer^?	myŏch'il
Yale Romanization^?	mye.chil

Noun

며칠 • (myeochil)

how many days?
which day?, what date?
생일이 며칠이에요?
saeng'ir-i myeochirieyo?
What date is your birthday?
several days, a few days
며칠 뒤, 그 가 아팠 고 죽었습니다.
Myeochil dwi, geu-ga apat-go jugeotseumnida.
A few days later, he became ill and died.

Synonyms

며칟날 (myeochinnal, “which day”)

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