짹짹거리다

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Korean

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Etymology

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Of native Korean origin. From 짹짹 (jjaekjjaek, chirp, cheep) +‎ 거리다 (-georida, light verb deriving active verbs).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛk̚t͡ɕ͈ɛk̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞k̚t͡ɕ͈e̞k̚k͈ʌ̹ɾida̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjaekjjaekgeorida
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjaegjjaeggeolida
McCune–Reischauer?tchaektchaekkŏrida
Yale Romanization?ccaykccayk.kelita

Verb

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짹짹거리다 (jjaekjjaekgeorida) (infinitive 짹짹거려 or 짹짹거리어, sequential 짹짹거리니)

  1. to chirp, cheep, tweet, peep, twitter
    작은 짹짹거리다jageun sae-ga jjaekjjaekgeoridaa little bird chirps
    참새 짹짹거리다chamsae-ga jjaekjjaekgeoridaa twittering sparrow

Conjugation

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