진달래

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Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 진ᄃᆞᆯ위 (Yale: cìn-tòlGwùy). 진(眞) (jin, true) +‎ 달래 (dallae).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jindallae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jindallae
McCune–Reischauer?chindallae
Yale Romanization?cintallay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 달래의 / 진달래에 / 진달래까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second and third syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

진달래 (jindallae)

  1. azalea, especially Rhododendron mucronulatum