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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean ᄃᆞᆯᄀᆡ앓 (Yale: tolk-oy-alh).
Equivalent to 닭 (dak, “fowl, hen”) + 의 (-ui, “’s”) + 알 (al, “egg”).
Pronunciation
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Revised Romanization? | dalgyal |
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Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dalgyal |
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McCune–Reischauer? | talgyal |
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Yale Romanization? | tal.kyal |
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Noun
달걀 • (dalgyal)
- a hen's egg
Synonyms
- 계란 (鷄卵, gyeran, “a hen's egg”)
- 알 (al, “(comprehensive) egg”)
Derived terms