무척

Korean

Etymology

Uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [mut͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [무척]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mucheok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mucheog
McCune–Reischauer?	much'ŏk
Yale Romanization?	mu.chek

Adverb

무척 • (mucheok)

1. very, extremely, extraordinarily, exceedingly

   그는 무척이나 노력하였고 잠시 레버에 매달렸다. 그리고 천천히 엔진은 다시 앞으로 나아갔다.

   geuneun mucheogina noryeokhayeotgo jamsi rebeo'e maedallyeotda. geurigo cheoncheonhi enjineun dasi apeuro naagatda.

   He made a huge effort, hung for a moment on the levers, and slowly the engine came forward again.

   1921, H. G. Wells, The Sleeper Awakes, Chapter XXIV (The original sentence in English)