이래

이래

Korean

Etymology 1

Contraction of 이러해 (ireohae), infinitive form of 이러하다 (ireohada, “to be like this”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[iɾe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[이래]

Revised Romanization? irae Revised Romanization (translit.)? ilae McCune–Reischauer? irae Yale Romanization? ilay

Adjective

이래 • (irae) (infinitive of 이렇다)

1. Infinitive of 이렇다 (ireota), thus often "like this."

Etymology 2

Contraction of 이리해 (irihae), infinitive form of 이리하다 (irihada).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[iɾe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[이래]

Revised Romanization? irae Revised Romanization (translit.)? ilae McCune–Reischauer? irae Yale Romanization? ilay

Verb

이래 • (irae) (infinitive of 이러다)

1. Infinitive of 이러다 (ireoda), thus often "like this" or "acting in this fashion."

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 以來, from 以 (“until”) + 來 (“after”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[ˈiːɾe̞]
• Phonetic Hangul[이:래]

Revised Romanization? irae Revised Romanization (translit.)? ilae McCune–Reischauer? irae Yale Romanization? īlay

Noun

이래 • (irae) (hanja 以來)

1. The time following a certain event, until now or into the future.
   • 1989년 12월 이래로

     1989nyeon 12wol iraero

     since December 1989

2. posterity