저녁

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1511, as Middle Korean 져녁 (Yale: cyenyek). Also attested as 뎌녁 (dyenyek), 저녁 (cenyek).

Evidently a compound with 녘 (nyeok, “around the time of”) as its second component; the first part may be Middle Korean 져물 (cyemwul-, “to get dark”) (> modern 저물 (jeomul-)), Middle Korean 지 (ci-, “(of the sun) to set”), or Middle Korean 뎌 (tye, “that”) (> modern 저 (jeo)).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹ɲʌ̹k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [저녁]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeonyeok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeonyeog
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏnyŏk
Yale Romanization?	cenyek

Noun

저녁 • (jeonyeok)

1. evening

   저녁 일곱 시에

   jeonyeok ilgop sie

   at seven p.m.

   (literally, “in the evening”)

2. evening meal; supper; dinner

   Antonym: 아침 (achim, “breakfast”)

Holonyms

• (evening): 오후 (午後, ohu, “p.m.”)

See also

• (evening): 아침 (achim, “morning”), 낮 (nat, “daytime”), 오후 (午後, ohu, “afternoon”), 밤 (bam, “night”)