Of native Jeju origin. Tense form of 발강ᄒᆞ다(balganghawda, “to be red”), likely from Middle Koreanᄇᆞᆰ다(polkta, “to be red”) + 앙(-ang, “sequential suffix”) + ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: hota, light verb whence modern ᄒᆞ다(hawda)). Compare Jejuᄇᆞᆰ다(bawkda, “to be bright”). Cognate with Korean빨갛다(ppalgata).