가래

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Surely these very divergent senses of spade and phlegm have different derivations?”

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ka̠ɾɛ] ~ [ka̠ɾe̞]
Phonetic hangul: [가래/가레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	garae
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	galae
McCune–Reischauer^?	karae
Yale Romanization^?	kalay

Noun

가래 • (garae)

spade
phlegm