날래다

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆯ〮나다〮 (Yale: nólnà-tá), from ᄂᆞᆶ〮 (Yale: nólh, “blade”) + 나다 (Yale: nà-tá, “to come out”). In Middle Korean, it meant both "sharp" (of a blade) and "swift".

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?nallaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?nallaeda
McCune–Reischauer?nallaeda
Yale Romanization?nallayta

Adjective

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날래다 (nallaeda) (infinitive 날래 or 날래어, sequential 날래니)

  1. (of a person, an animal) to be swift, to be sprightly
    부족 날랜 용사bujog-ui nallaen yongsa-deulthe swift warriors of the tribe

Conjugation

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