갑자기
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in the Dictionnaire coréen-français (韓佛字典 / 한불자전), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 갑작이 (Yale: kapcak.i). By surface analysis, 갑작 (gapjak, root) + -이 (-i, adverb-deriving suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ka̠p̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [갑짜기]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | gapjagi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gabjagi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | kapchagi |
| Yale Romanization? | kapcaki |
Adverb
[edit]갑자기 • (gapjagi)
- suddenly, all of a sudden
- Synonym: 돌연(突然) (doryeon)
Related terms
[edit]- 갑작스럽다 (gapjakseureopda)