노래기

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [no̞ɾɛɡi] ~ [no̞ɾe̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [노래기/노레기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	noraegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nolaegi
McCune–Reischauer?	noraegi
Yale Romanization?	nolayki

Etymology 1

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhae (譯語類解 / 역어유해), 1690, as Early Modern Korean 놀여기 (Yale: nwolyeki).

Noun

노래기 • (noraegi) (counter 마리)

1. (zoology) millipede

Etymology 2

Probably from 노랗다 (norata, “to be yellow”).

Noun

노래기 • (noraegi)

1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) the sun

   Synonym: 빗치 (bitchi)

See also

• (non-cant) 해 (hae, “the sun”)