활개

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 활〮개〮 (Yale: hwálkáy), equivalent to 활 (hwal, “wide”, fossilized root) +‎ -개 (-gae, “-er”, agentive suffix). The first element is also found in the ideophones 활짝 (hwaljjak, “stretched wide (of arms, wings, etc.)”) and 활활 (hwalhwal, “soaring (of birds)”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ɸwa̠ɭɡɛ] ~ [ɸwa̠ɭɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [활개/활게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?hwalgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?hwalgae
McCune–Reischauer?hwalgae
Yale Romanization?hwal.kay

Noun

활개 • (hwalgae)

  1. (of a person) stretched limbs, especially arms
    Hypernym: 팔다리 (paldari)
    활개를 펴다 ― hwalgae-reul pyeoda ― to stretch one's limbs wide
  2. (of a bird) stretched wings; open wings
    Hypernym: 날개 (nalgae)
    까마귀는 두리번두리번 망을 보더니 활개를 펼치고 어디론가 훨훨 날아갔다.
    Kkamagwi-neun duribeonduribeon mang-eul bodeoni hwalgae-reul pyeolchigo eodi-ron'ga hwolhwol naragatda.
    The raven kept watch, looking about here and there, and then stretched open its wings and flew off somewhere with gusto.

Derived terms

  • 활개치다 (hwalgaechida, “to swagger; to be rampant”, literally “to swing one's arms”)
  • 활갯짓 (hwalgaetjit)
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