나랗

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Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean 國惡 (*NALak).

Pronunciation

Noun

나랗〮 (nàláh) (isolated 나라〮 (nàlá), locative 나라〮해〮 (nàláh-áy))

  1. country, nation, kingdom
  2. (metonymically) king, monarch
    • 1592, 양호당 이덕열 언간 [yanghodang ideogyeol eon'gan, Korean-language letter of Yangho-dang Yi Deogyeol]:
      셔울 나라 나가시다 ᄒᆞ니 ᄒᆞᆯ ᄇᆞ린 시니 []
      syewul-two nalah-i nakasita honi won co anh-ol polin kes-ini
      Even the king has left the capital, so it is the case that the entire city has been abandoned

Descendants

  • Korean: 나라 (nara) (Standard Seoul)