짠물

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Korean

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Etymology

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Compound of (jjan, determiner of the adjective 짜다 (jjada, salty)) +‎ (mul, water).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjanmul
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjanmul
McCune–Reischauer?tchanmul
Yale Romanization?ccanmul

Noun

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짠물 (jjanmul)

  1. salty water, salt water
    Synonyms: 소금물 (sogeummul), 염수(鹽水) (yeomsu)
  2. (humorous) Used to mock someone from the seaside or living by the sea
    Synonym: 짠물내기 (jjanmullaegi, derogatory)
    그는 짠물 출신으로 수영 실력이 좋다.
    Geu-neun jjanmul chulsin-euro suyeong sillyeog-i jota.
    He is skilled at swimming because he's from the salt water.

Derived terms

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