아래

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아래〮 (Yale: àláy), from earlier *àlà, preserved in the Middle Korean compound 아라웋〮 (Yale: àlà-wúh, “up and down”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [a̠ɾɛ] ~ [a̠ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [아래/아레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	arae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	alae
McCune–Reischauer?	arae
Yale Romanization?	alay

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 아래의 / 아래에 / 아래까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

아래 • (arae)

1. below, bottom, lower, underneath

   Synonym: 밑 (mit)

   Antonym: 위 (wi, “above, up, upside”)

   책을 책상 아래에 두세요.

   Chaeg-eul chaeksang arae-e duseyo.

   Place the book under the desk.