개나리
Appearance
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 개〯나리〮 (Yale: kǎy-nàlí), from 개 (gae-, “of inferior quality”) + 나리 (nari, “lily”) (Jang 2008, p. 247).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)na̠ɾi] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)na̠ɾi]
Audio: (file)
- Phonetic hangul: [개(ː)나리/게(ː)나리]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | gaenari |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gaenali |
McCune–Reischauer? | kaenari |
Yale Romanization? | kāynali |
Noun
[edit]개나리 • (gaenari)
- forsythia, often specifically the Korean forsythia Forsythia koreana.
- Euphemistic form of 개새끼 (gaesaekki, “son of a bitch”).
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 개나리꽃 (gaenarikkot, “forsythia blossom”)
- 개나리색 (gaenarisaek)
- 당개나리 (唐‒, danggaenari, “weeping forsythia”)
Further reading
[edit]- 개나리 in Korean-English Learners' Dictionary, National Institute of Korean Language, cc by-sa 2.0 kr.
Categories:
- Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean
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- Native Korean words
- Korean terms prefixed with 개-
- Korean terms with long vowels in the first syllable
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