사랑

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠ɾa̠ŋ]

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• Phonetic hangul: [사랑]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	sarang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	salang
McCune–Reischauer?	sarang
Yale Romanization?	salang

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean ᄉᆞ라ᇰ (Yale: sòlàng).

Probably a nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 사량 (思量, saryang, “deep thoughts, consideration; longing”). In the fifteenth century, the word more commonly meant "thought; reflection," identical to the Chinese semantics, in addition to "love".

Displaced native 괴〯다〮 (Yale: kwǒy-tá, “to love”) and ᄃᆞᆺ〯다〮 (Yale: tǒs-tá, “to love”).

Noun

사랑 • (sarang) (usually no hanja; sometimes 思郞)

1. love; affection (emotion)
   • 2000, Ha Hae-ryong, Ko Seong-jin (lyrics and music), “Endless”, in 2.5th album, performed by Flower, Short piece:

     사랑해 눈을 감아도 단 한 번만 볼 수 있다면

     saranghae nun-eul gamado dan han beon-man bol su itdamyeon

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. love; beloved (object of one's love)

Alternative forms

• 사령 (saryeong) — dialect

Derived terms

• 사랑니 (sarangni, “wisdom tooth”)
• 사랑스럽다 (sarangseureopda, “to be lovely”)
• 사랑싸움 (sarangssaum, “lovers' tiff”)
• 사랑하다 (saranghada, “to love”)

 

Related terms

• (Yukjin dialect) 사랍다 (sarapda)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 舍廊, from 舍 (“house, dwelling”) + 廊 (“corridor, porch, veranda”).

Noun

사랑 • (sarang) (hanja 舍廊)

1. (historical) salon, hall (in a traditional Korean house)

   Synonyms: 바깥채 (bakkatchae), 외실(外室) (oesil)

   Antonyms: 안채 (anchae), 내실(內室) (naesil)

Derived terms

• 사랑놀이 (舍廊—, sarangnori, “party held in a salon”)
• 사랑문 (舍廊門, sarangmun, “door leading to a salon”)
• 사랑방 (舍廊房, sarangbang, “room used as a salon”)
• 사랑양반 (舍廊兩班, sarang'yangban, “host, husband”)
• 사랑채 (舍廊—, sarangchae, “building used as a salon”)
• 사랑축 (舍廊—, sarangchuk, “guests invited to a salon”)