달걀

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Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯᄀᆡ앓 (Yale: tolk-oy-alh).

Equivalent to (dak, fowl, hen) +‎ (-ui, ’s) +‎ (al, egg).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dalgyal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dalgyal
McCune–Reischauer?talgyal
Yale Romanization?tal.kyal

Noun

South Korean
Standard Language
달걀 (dalgyal)
North Korean
Standard Language
닭알 (dalgal)

달걀 (dalgyal)

  1. a hen's egg

Synonyms

  • 계란 (鷄卵, gyeran, “a hen's egg”)
  • (al, “(comprehensive) egg”)

Derived terms