자리

Jeju

Etymology

Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ɕa̠ɾi/

Noun

자리 (jari)

1. pair

   Synonym: 착 (chak)

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 자리〮 (Yale: càlí).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɾi]

  • (file)

• Phonetic hangul: [자리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jali
McCune–Reischauer?	chari
Yale Romanization?	cali

Noun

자리 • (jari)

1. space, place, site (occupied by something or someone)

   이 교실에는 이백명의 학생들이 앉을 자리가 있다.

   I gyosir-eneun ibaengmyeong-ui haksaeng-deur-i anjeul jariga itda.

   This classroom seats two hundred students.

2. seat, position, role, job, post, -ship

   장관 자리 ― janggwan jari ― ministership

3. mat, bed, bedding

   자리를 마련하다 ― jari-reul maryeonhada ― to prepare a sleeping mat

4. (as a suffix) constellation

   거문고자리 ― Geomun'gojari ― Lyra

   물고기자리 ― Mulgogijari ― Pisces

Derived terms

• 일자리 (iljari, “job”)
• 별자리 (byeoljari, “constellation”)
• 거문고자리 (Geomun'gojari, “Lyra”)
• 물고기자리 (Mulgogijari, “Pisces”)