무자맥질

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of native Korean origin. From (mul, “water”) and 자맥질 (jamaekjil, “dipping, diving”), the latter from 자맥 (*jamaek) (from 잠그— (jamgeu-, “to dip, submerge”)) and the nominalisation suffix —질 (-jil, “the act of doing ...”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mud͡ʑa̠mɛk̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ] ~ [mud͡ʑa̠me̞k̚t͡ɕ͈iɭ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mujamaekjil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mujamaegjil
McCune–Reischauer?mujamaekchil
Yale Romanization?mucamaykcil

Noun[edit]

무자맥질 (mujamaekjil)

  1. dipping (into water), diving, ducking

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