원래

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 元來.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [wʌ̹ɭɭɛ] ~ [wʌ̹ɭɭe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [월래/월레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wollae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonlae
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏllae
Yale Romanization?	wenlay

Adverb

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 元來/原來)

1. originally; naturally, inherently, innately

   Synonym: 본래(本來) (bollae)

   원래 그런 거야. ― Wollae geureon geo-ya. ― That's just the way it is.

   그 사람은 원래 싸우기를 싫어해요. ― Geu saram-eun wollae ssaugi-reul sireohaeyo. ― He doesn't like fighting [and it is his nature to be that way].

Noun

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 元來/原來)

1. origin

   Synonym: 본래(本來) (bollae)

   원래대로 ― wollae-daero ― back (to the previous state)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 遠來.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈwɘ(ː)ɭɭɛ] ~ [ˈwɘ(ː)ɭɭe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [월(ː)래/월(ː)레]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	wollae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	wonlae
McCune–Reischauer?	wŏllae
Yale Romanization?	wēnlay

Noun

원래 • (wollae) (hanja 遠來)

1. (literary, chiefly attributive with 의 (-ui)) coming from afar / distant places

Derived terms

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