조각

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ɡa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [조각]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jogak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jogag
McCune–Reischauer?	chogak
Yale Romanization?	cokak

Etymology 1

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

South Korean Standard Language	조각 (jogak)
North Korean Standard Language	쪼각 (jjogak)

Noun

조각 • (jogak)

1. a piece, scrap, slice (of an object); shard, sliver

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 彫刻.

Noun

조각 • (jogak) (hanja 彫刻/雕刻)

1. sculpture

Derived terms

• 조각(彫刻)되다 (jogakdoeda)
• 조각(彫刻)하다 (jogakhada)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 組閣.

Noun

조각 • (jogak) (hanja 組閣)

1. (politics) forming a cabinet

Derived terms

• 조각(組閣)되다 (jogakdoeda)
• 조각(組閣)하다 (jogakhada)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sò.kàk/

Noun

조각 (cwòkàk) (locative 조가개〮 (cwòkàk-áy))

1. piece; sliver
   • 1447, 釋譜詳節 / 석보상절 [Seokbo sangjeol], page 21:30b:

     머리〮ᄅᆞᆯ〮 닐굽〮 조가개〮 ᄢᅢ텨〮 阿(ᅙᅡᆼ)利(링)樹(쓩〮)ㅅ 가〮지 ᄀᆞ〮티 호〮리니〮

     mèlí-lól nìlkwúp cwòkàk-áy pskày-thyé QÀ.LÌ.SSYWÚ-s kácì kóthì hwólìní

     Their heads will be split into seven pieces, just like the branches of an arjaka tree.

Descendants

• Korean: 조각 (jogak)