나랗

Middle Korean

Etymology

FromOld KoreanQuốc ác(*NALak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/nà.làh/,[nà.ɾà]

Noun

나랗〮(nàláh) (isolated나라〮(nàlá),locative나라〮해〮(nàláh-áy))

1. country,nation,kingdom
2. (metonymically)king,monarch
   • 1592,양호당 이덕열 언간[yanghodang ideogyeol eon'gan,Korean-language letter of Yangho-dang Yi Deogyeol]:

     셔울도나라히나가시다ᄒᆞ니온자안ᄒᆞᆯᄇᆞ린거시니[…]

     syewul-twonalah-i nakasita honi won co anh-ol polin kes-ini[…]

     Even thekinghas left the capital, so it is the case that the entire city has been abandoned[…]

Descendants

• Korean:나라(nara)(Standard Seoul)