고래

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 고래 (Yale: kwòlày).

Compare Japanese 鯨 (kujira, “whale”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
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• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고래의 / 고래에 / 고래까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

고래 • (gorae) (counter 마리)

1. whale
2. (colloquial) strong drinker

Of native Korean origin.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attestation?”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): ~
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고래 • (gorae)

1. hypocaust, underfloor flue