자꾸

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in the Dictionnaire Coréen-Français (Korean-French Dictionary), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 잡고 (Yale: capkwo), originally a connective form of 잡다 (japda, “to grab”), etymologically "grabs, and [] ".

Pronunciation[edit]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jakku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?ja'kku
McCune–Reischauer?chakku
Yale Romanization?ca.kkwu

Adverb[edit]

자꾸 (jakku)

  1. repeatedly; incessantly
    먹지 말라 자꾸 먹는다.
    meokji malla hae-do jakku meongneunda.
    Even when I tell him to not eat it, he keeps eating.

References[edit]

  • 이상신 (2020), “'자꾸'의 기원에 대한 ()稿() [A study on the origin of cakkwu]”, in Han'gukhak yeon'gu, volume 58, pages 379—400