젓가락

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젓가락

Alternative forms

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  • (abbreviation): 젓갈 (jeotgal)

Etymology

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From 저(箸) (jeo, chopstick) +‎ (-s-) +‎ 가락 (garak, rod). First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 졋가락 (Yale: cyeskalak).

Despite the matching hanja, the (jeo) element is not Sino-Korean; see entry for details.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [/]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeotgarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeosgalag
McCune–Reischauer?chŏtkarak
Yale Romanization?ceskalak

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 락의 / 젓락에 / 젓락까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

South Korean
Standard Language
젓가락 (jeotgarak)
North Korean
Standard Language
저가락 (jeogarak)

Noun

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젓가락 (jeotgarak)

  1. chopsticks
    Synonyms: (Pyongan ginseng-harvesters' cant) 형데무투 (hyeongdemutu), (Jeju) 하시 (hasi)
    젓가락으로 먹다jeotgarag-euro meokdato eat with chopsticks
    국수 먹으려면 젓가락 있어야 한다.
    Guksu-reul meogeuryeomyeon jeotgarag-i isseoya handa.
    You need chopsticks to eat noodles.
    젓가락 내려놓을 소리 나지 않도록 조심하세요.
    Jeotgarag-eul naeryeono'eul ttae sori-ga naji antorok josimhaseyo.
    Be careful not to make sounds when you are putting down your chopsticks.
  2. mouthful (a unit used to count the amount of food that one can pick up with chopsticks)
    국수 젓가락guksu han jeotgarakone mouthful of noodles

Derived terms

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See also

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  • 숟가락 (sutgarak, spoon)
  • 수저(箸) (sujeo, spoon and chopsticks)
  • 좆까라 (jotkkara, fuck you!) (slang, vulgar, offensive)