오랑캐
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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 오라ᇰ캐〮 (Yale: wòlàngkháy), from Middle Mongol ᠤᠷᠢᠶᠠᠩᠬᠠᠢ (uriyangqai, “forest peoples”); see Uriankhai in Wikipedia.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | orangkae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | olangkae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | orangk'ae |
| Yale Romanization? | olangkhay |
Noun
오랑캐 • (orangkae)
- (chiefly historical) barbarian; uncivilised people (in particular, all non-Chinese and non-Korean people as historically viewed from the perspective of Chinese and Koreans)
- 그는 왕명을 받들고 오랑캐를 토벌하러 북으로 갔다.
- geuneun wangmyeong'eul batdeulgo orangkaereul tobeolhareo bugeuro gatda.
- He followed the emperor's orders and marched north to subdue the barbarians.
- 19세기 말에는 서양 오랑캐가 물밀듯이 쳐들어왔다.
- 19segi mareneun seoyang orangkaega mulmildeusi cheodeureowatda.
- In the end of the 19th century, the Western barbarians invaded like a flood.
- Synonym: 야만인(野蠻人)