보애

Korean

Etymology

Presumably of native Korean origin.

Noun

보애 • (boae)

1. (Hamgyong) spinning top

   Synonym: 팽이 (paeng'i)

   • 1998, 곽충구 [gwakchunggu], “동북방언 [dongbukbang'eon]”, in 새국어생활 [saegugeosaenghwal]‎^[1], volume 8, number 4, National Institute of the Korean Language, page 56:

     가르 보애르 조라.

     Ga-reu boae-reu jo-ra.

     Give the child the spinning top.