자개

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 쟈개.

전복 자개

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagae
McCune–Reischauer?chagae
Yale Romanization?cakay

Noun

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자개 (jagae)

  1. nacre, mother-of-pearl
    Synonym: 나전 (najeon)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 自槪

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jagae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jagae
McCune–Reischauer?chagae
Yale Romanization?cakay

Noun

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자개 (jagae)

  1. (historical) act of measuring tax to be paid by oneself, self-assessment