지극

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 至極.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɡɯk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [지극]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jigeuk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jigeug
McCune–Reischauer?	chigŭk
Yale Romanization?	cikuk

Root

지극 • (jigeuk) (hanja 至極)

1. Root of 지극하다 (jigeukhada) / 지극히 (jigeukhi). Rarely used alone.

Derived terms

• 지극스럽다 (jigeukseureopda)
• 지극정성(至極精誠) (jigeukjeongseong)

 

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sí.kɨ́k/, [t͡ɕí.ɡɨ́k̚]

Adverb

지〮극〮 (cíkúk) (hanja 至極)

1. very; extremely