하루살이
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of 하루 (haru, “one day”) + 살— (sal-, “to live”) + 이 (-i, agentive noun-deriving suffix).
First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean ᄒᆞᄅᆞ사리〮 (Yale: hòlòsàlí).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ha̠ɾusʰa̠ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [하루사리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | harusari |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | halusal'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | harusari |
| Yale Romanization? | halwusal.i |
Noun
[edit]하루살이 • (harusari)
- mayfly (insect)
- Synonym: 날파리 (nalpari)
- living day-to-day, without future plans or money; someone who lives in such a way
- (figurative) something ephemeral