소래

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰo̞ɾɛ] ~ [sʰo̞ɾe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [소래/소레]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sorae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	solae
McCune–Reischauer?	sorae
Yale Romanization?	solay

Etymology 1

Noun

소래 • (sorae)

1. (Gangwon, Jeolla dialect, Gyeongsang, Chungcheong, Pyongan) Dialectal form of 소라 (sora, “sea snail”).
   • 2011 February 28, 이종엽 [ijong'yeop], “팔홍문집의 연안 이씨 [palhongmunjibui yeonan issi]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 전라북도 순창군 동계면 [jeollabukdo sunchanggun donggyemyeon]:

     잉어를 막 그 안에다 막 한 소래에 잡아다 놨어.

     Ing'eo-reul mak geu an-e-da mak han sorae-e jabada nwasseo.

     Inside the carp we caught one sean snail.

Etymology 2

Noun

소래 • (sorae)

1. (Hwanghae, Gangwon, Seoul) Dialectal form of 소리 (sori, “sound”).
   • 2015 February 16, 이애리수 (이음전) [iaerisu (ieumjeon)], “황성옛터 [hwangseong'yet'teo]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[2], 경기도 개성시 [gyeonggido gaeseongsi]:

     구슬픈 벌레 소래에 말없이 눈물져요.

     Guseulpeun beolle sorae-e mareopsi nunmuljeoyo.

     At the sorrowful sounds of the bugs tears silently wet my eyes.

     • The lyrics to an old Korean popular song, the singer (who hails from the city of Kaesong) uses the dialectal form of the word. The written lyrics to the song, however, use the standard 소리 (sori).