자취

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 자최〮 (càchwóy), from Old Korean 跡烏 (*CACHwo).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자최〮 (Yale: càchwóy).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰɥi] ~ [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰy]
• Phonetic hangul: [자취]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jachwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jachwi
McCune–Reischauer?	chach'wi
Yale Romanization?	ca.chwi

Noun

자취 • (jachwi)

1. mark; trace; legacy (what remains of a person or thing)

   이 문명은 자취도 없이 사라졌다.

   i munmyeong-eun jachwi-do eopsi sarajeotda.

   This civilization disappeared without leaving even a trace.

   • 1906, Lee Injik, 이인직(李人稙), 血(혈)의 淚(루) (Hyeor-ui Nu):

     그 춍쇼리가 긋치ᄆᆡ 사ᄅᆞᆷ의 ᄌᆞ취ᄂᆞᆫ ᄭᅳ너지고 […]

     Geu chongsyori-ga geutchimae saram-ui jachwi-neun kkeuneojigo [ … ]

     As the sounds of gunshot ceased, traces of people disappeared […]

2. (mathematics) locus (set of points satisfying a condition)

Derived terms

• 발자취 (baljachwi, “footprint”) (usually metaphoric)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 自炊, from 自 (“by oneself”) + 炊 (“cook”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰɥi] ~ [t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰy]
• Phonetic hangul: [자취]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jachwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jachwi
McCune–Reischauer?	chach'wi
Yale Romanization?	ca.chwi

Noun

자취 • (jachwi) (hanja 自炊)

1. cooking for oneself; boarding a room and living independently there

Derived terms

• 자취하다 (自炊—, jachwihada)