모래

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 몰애 (Yale: mwolGay). Compare Hamgyeong dialect 몰개 (molgae)[1] and Jeju 몰레 (molle).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key)[mo̞ɾe̞]
  • Phonetic Hangul[모래]
Revised Romanization? morae
Revised Romanization (translit.)? molae
McCune–Reischauer? morae
Yale Romanization? molay

Noun

모래 • (morae)

  1. sand

Derived terms
  • 모래땅 (moraettang): sandy land
  • 모래밭 (moraebat): sands
  • 모래알 (moraeal): grain of sand
  • 모래주머니 (moraejumeoni): sandbag
  • 모래색 (moraesaek): sand color
  • 모래톱 (moraetop): sand dune
  • 모래흙 (moraeheuk): sandy soil

See also

References
  1. Jaehoon Yeon, Korean Dialects: a general survey, p. 7.
  2. 제주어사전 (濟州語辭典), [Dictionary of the Jeju Language], , p. 375.
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