원래

Korean

Etymology 1

    Sino-Korean word from 元來.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [wʌ̹ɭɭɛ] ~ [wʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [월래/월레]
    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 [and it is his nature to be that way].

    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): [ˈwɘ(ː)ɭɭɛ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)ɭɭe̞]
    • Phonetic hangul: [월(ː)래/월(ː)레]
      • 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
    Derived terms
    • 원래(遠來)하다 (wollaehada, “to come from a distant place”)
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