달걀

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

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”)
  • 알 (al, “(comprehensive) egg”)

Derived terms

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