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東萊

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See also: 东莱

Chinese

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east Chenopodium album
trad. (東萊)
simp. (东莱)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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東萊

  1. () Donglai (a historical commandery of China; modern Longkou)
  2. () Dongnae (a district of the Metropolitan City of Busan, South Korea)

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
とん
Grade: 2

Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
東莱

Borrowed from Korean 동래(東萊) (dongnae).

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Proper noun

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東萊(トンネ) (Tonne

  1. Dongnae (a district of the Metropolitan City of Busan, South Korea)
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: 2
らい
Jinmeiyō
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
東莱

Orthographic borrowing from Korean 동래(東萊) (dongnae).

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(とう)(らい) (Tōraiとうらい (Tourai)?

  1. (dated) Dongnae (a place in Busan, South Korea)
    • 1781, 康遇聖 [Gang Useong], 重刊改修捷解新語 (Chōkan kaishū Shōkai shingo)NKL, volume 4:
      𛃉𛃞うにち とうらいに のほり まして
      myōnichi Tōrai ni nobori mashite
      Tomorrow I will go to Tongnae
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Etymology 3

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Kanji in this term
Grade: 2 Jinmeiyō
irregular
Alternative spelling
東莱

Unknown; probably not directly from Korean 동래(東萊) (dongnae), as the phonetics are problematic.

Perhaps from Early Modern Korean *동령(東令) (*twonglyeng), a shortening of 동ᄅᆡ 령감(東萊令監) (twongloy lyengkam), referring to government officials from Dongnae.

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Proper noun

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東萊(とくねぎ) or 東萊(とねぎ) (Tokunegi or Tonegi

  1. (obsolete) Dongnae (a place in Busan, South Korea)
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References

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  • 辻星児 (2007) “「尊海渡海日記」に記された朝鮮語ついて [Korean Words in 'Sonkai Tokai Nikki']”, in 文化共生学研究[1]