까닭

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠da̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [까닥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkadak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkadalg
McCune–Reischauer?	kkadak
Yale Romanization?	kkatalk

Noun

까닭 • (kkadak)

1. reason, cause

   그 까닭이 무엇인고?

   geu kkadalg-i mueos-in'go?

   What is the reason?

   길이 좁은 까닭에 그들은 나귀를 타고 외줄로 늘어섰다.

   Gir-i jobeun kkadalg-e geudeur-eun nagwi-reul tago oejul-lo neureoseotda.

   Because of the narrow lane, they had their donkeys stood up in one line.