아래

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Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아래〮 (Yale: àláy), from earlier *àlà, preserved in the Middle Korean compound 아라웋〮 (Yale: àlà-wúh, “up and down”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?arae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?alae
McCune–Reischauer?arae
Yale Romanization?alay
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 래의 / 래에 / 래까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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아래 (arae)

  1. below, bottom, lower, underneath
    Synonym: (mit)
    Antonym: (wi, above, up, upside)
    책상 아래 두세요.
    Chaeg-eul chaeksang arae-e duseyo.
    Place the book under the desk.