제

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [제]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	je
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	je
McCune–Reischauer?	che
Yale Romanization?	cey

Etymology 1

제젝젞젟젠젡젢 젣젤젥젦젧젨젩 젪젫젬젭젮젯젰 젱젲젳젴젵젶젷
저 ←	→ 져

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 제 • (je)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅈ and ㅔ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 제 (Yale: cey).

From 저 (jeo, “I (humble)”) + -이 (-i, “a noun suffix”)

Pronoun

제 • (je)

1. I, me

Etymology 3

Determiner

제 • (je)

1. Contraction of 저의 (jeoui): my

Etymology 4

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Prefix

제— • (je-) (hanja 第)

1. (prefix marking ordinals); -th, -st, -nd
   • 제1과 ― je1gwa ― first lesson