진달래

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 진ᄃᆞᆯ위 (Yale: cìn-tòlGwùy). 진(眞) (jin, “true”) +‎ 달래 (dallae).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕinda̠ɭɭɛ] ~ [t͡ɕinda̠ɭɭe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [진달래/진달레]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jindallae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jindallae
McCune–Reischauer?chindallae
Yale Romanization?cintallay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 진달래의 / 진달래에 / 진달래까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

진달래 • (jindallae)

  1. azalea, especially Rhododendron mucronulatum
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