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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | noraegi |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nolaegi |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | noraegi |
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| Yale Romanization? | nolayki |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 놀여기 (Yale: nwolyeki).
Noun
노래기 • (noraegi) (counter 마리)
- (zoology) millipede
Etymology 2
Probably from 노랗다 (norata, “to be yellow”).
Noun
노래기 • (noraegi)
- (ginseng-harvesters' cant) the sun
- Synonym: 빗치 (bitchi)
See also
- (non-cant) 해 (hae, “the sun”)