First attested in theWorin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, asMiddle Koreanᄂᆞᆯ〮개 (Yale:nólkày), fromᄂᆞᆯ— (Yale:nol-, “tofly”) (whence Modern날—(nal-,“tofly”)) +개 (Yale:-kay, inanimate agent suffix).Doublet of나래(narae).
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | nalgae |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | nalgae |
| McCune–Reischauer? | nalgae |
| Yale Romanization? | nal.kay |
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
날개• (nalgae)