날개

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆯ개 (Yale: nolkay). Also recorded from the same source, ᄂᆞᆯ애 (nol-ay). A compound of ᄂᆞᆯ— (nol-, “to fly”) (Modern 날— (nal-, “to fly”)) + —개 (gae, inanimate agent suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[na̠ɭɡe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[날개]
Revised Romanization? nalgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? nalgae
McCune–Reischauer? nalgae
Yale Romanization? nalkay

Noun

날개 • (nalgae)

  1. wing (of a bird, aeroplane etc)
    잠자리의 날개는 두 짝이다.
    Jamjariui nalgaeneun du jjagida.
    Dragonflies have two pairs of wings.
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