잠자리

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆫ자〮리 (Yale: còncálì).

잠자리 (jamjari)

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?chamjari
Yale Romanization?camcali
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 리의 / 잠리에 / 잠리까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

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잠자리 (jamjari)

  1. dragonfly

Etymology 2

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(jam, sleep) +‎ (-s-, genitive interfix; this is omitted from the spelling, but causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자리 (jari, place).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?chamchari
Yale Romanization?camqcali

Noun

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잠자리 (jamjari)

  1. any surface for sleeping (such as beds, blankets, etc.)
  2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse