Middle Korean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ᄒᆞᄅᆞ (holo, “one day”) + 살〯– (sǎl–, “to live”) + 이 (i, “agentive noun-deriving suffix”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /hʌlʌsali/, [hʌ̀ɾʌ̀sàɾí]
ᄒᆞᄅᆞ사리 (holosali)
- mayfly
Descendants[edit]
- Jeju: ᄒᆞ로살이 (hawrosari)
- Korean: 하루살이 (harusari)