아해

Korean

Noun

아해 • (ahae) (hanja 兒孩)

1. Dated form of 아이 (ai, “child”).
   • 1934, Yi Sang, 이상(李箱), 烏(오)瞰(감)圖(도) (Ogamdo) [Crow's Eye View]:

     十(십)三(삼)人(인)-의 兒(아)孩(해)-가 道(도)路(로)-로 疾(질)走(주)하오.

     Sipsamin-ui ahae-ga doro-ro jiljuhao.

     Thirteen children are running down the street.

Usage notes

• The hanja spelling 兒孩 is a phono-semantic matching.