원래

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 元 (“first, origin”) and 來 (“come, return”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wʌlɛ/
• Phonetic hangul: 월래

Adverb

원래 (wollae, hanja 元來)

1. originally

   원래대로 (wollaedaero) — “back (to the previous state)”

Synonyms

• 본래 (bollae, 本來)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 遠 (“distant, remote, far”) and 來 (“come”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA: /wʌːlɛ/
• Phonetic hangul: 월ː래

Noun

원래 (wollae, hanja 遠來)

1. a distant origin

Derived terms

• 원래하다 (wollaehada, “to come from a distant place”, 遠來하다)