고래

Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 고래 (Yale: kwòlày).

Possibly related to Japanese 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾɛ] ~ [ko̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고래/고레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	golae
McCune–Reischauer?	korae
Yale Romanization?	kolay

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 고래의 / 고래에 / 고래까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

고래 • (gorae) (counter 마리)

1. whale
2. (colloquial) strong drinker

Derived terms

• 돌고래 (dolgorae, “dolphin”)
• 수염고래 (suyeomgorae, “baleen whale”)
• 술고래 (sulgorae, “strong drinker”)

 

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ko̞ɾɛ] ~ [ko̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [고래/고레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	gorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	golae
McCune–Reischauer?	korae
Yale Romanization?	kolay

Noun

고래 • (gorae)

1. hypocaust, underfloor flue