Where does “우렁각시” come from?
우렁각시 (Korean) comes from Korean 각시 — wife.
우렁각시 (Korean): a heroine of a Korean folktale, a river snail which falls in love with a human farmer and prepares nightly meals for him while he is asleep
Definitions
- a heroine of a Korean folktale, a river snail which falls in love with a human farmer and prepares nightly meals for him while he is asleep
Ancestry of “우렁각시”, step by step
우렁각시 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 각시
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 각시 | wife |
via Korean 우렁이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 우렁이 | river snail freshwater snail for the family |