응달

Korean

Etymology

The first element is a corruption of Sino-Korean 음 (陰, eum, “shade; yin”). The second element is a cranberry morpheme also found in the antonym 양(陽)달 (yangdal, “sunny spot”). It has been speculatively connected to pseudo-Goguryeo 達 (*tal), apparently meaning “mountain; high” in ancient place name glosses from the Samguk Sagi. The same element may potentially be found in 비탈 (bital, “slope”), where the first element is 빗 (bit-, “to be sloped”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?eungdal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?eungdal
McCune–Reischauer?ŭngdal
Yale Romanization?ungtal

Noun

응달 • (eungdal)

  1. shade; shaded spot
    Synonyms: 그늘 (geuneul), 음지(陰地) (eumji)
    Antonym: 양(陽)달 (yangdal)

Derived terms

  • 응달지다 (eungdaljida, “to be shaded”)
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