원래

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 元來.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wollae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonlae
McCune–Reischauer?wŏllae
Yale Romanization?wenlay

Adverb

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 元來/原來)

  1. originally; naturally, inherently, innately
    Synonym: 본래(本來) (bollae)
    원래 그런 거야. ― Wollae geureon geo-ya. ― That's just the way it is.
    그 사람은 원래 싸우기를 싫어해요. ― Geu saram-eun wollae ssaugi-reul sireohaeyo. ― He doesn't like fighting .

Noun

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 元來/原來)

  1. origin
    Synonym: 본래(本來) (bollae)
    원래대로 ― wollae-daero ― back (to the previous state)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 遠來.

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wollae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?wonlae
McCune–Reischauer?wŏllae
Yale Romanization?wēnlay

Noun

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 遠來)

  1. (literary, chiefly attributive with 의 (-ui)) coming from afar / distant places
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