딜라일라
dillaila
The English name Delilah is translated into Korean as 딜라일라 (dillaila).
The term refers to the biblical mistress of Samson.
Meaning: biblical mistress of Samson (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is dillaila.
Did you know?
- Unlike in English, where Delilah might be a common given name, 딜라일라 is almost never used as a real name for people in South Korea.
- When referring to the biblical story, Koreans may use the term 팜므 파탈 (femme fatale) to describe the role 딜라일라 plays, adopting the French phrase into the Korean language.
- Korean uses a phonetic system called Hangul to represent the 'l' sound in 딜라일라, but since Korean has no distinct 'l' and 'r' sounds, the character ㄹ is used for both.
Examples in context
- 안녕, 딜라야!Hey, Delilah!
- 성경 속의 딜라일라는 매우 유명해요.Seonggyeong sogui Dillaila-neun maeu yumyeonghaeyo.Delilah in the Bible is very famous.
- 그 여자는 딜라일라예요.Geu yeojaneun Dillaila-yeyo.That woman is Delilah.
- 딜라일라는 삼손을 배신했어요.Dillaila-neun Samson-eul baesinhaesseoyo.Delilah betrayed Samson.
Example conversation
Two students are discussing a book they are reading in the library.
- 지훈 Ji-hun이 책에 나오는 딜라일라는 누구야?I chaeg-e naoneun Dillaila-neun nuguya?Who is the Delilah in this book?
- 수빈 Su-bin삼손을 속인 여자야.Samson-eul sogin yeojaya.She is the woman who tricked Samson.
- 지훈 Ji-hun정말 무서운 여자네.Jeongmal museoun yeojane.She is a truly scary woman.
- 수빈 Su-bin맞아, 아주 영악해.Maja, aju yeongakhae.Right, she is very cunning.
