노래기

Korean

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [no̞ɾɛɡi] ~ [no̞ɾe̞ɡi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [노래기/노레기]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?noraegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nolaegi
McCune–Reischauer?noraegi
Yale Romanization?nolayki

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 놀여기 (Yale: nwolyeki).

Noun

노래기 • (noraegi) (counter 마리)

  1. (zoology) millipede

Etymology 2

Probably from 노랗다 (norata, “to be yellow”).

Noun

노래기 • (noraegi)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) the sun
    Synonym: 빗치 (bitchi)

See also
  • (non-cant) 해 (hae, “the sun”)
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