젓가락
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Alternative forms
[edit]- (abbreviation): 젓갈 (jeotgal)
Etymology
[edit]From 저(箸) (jeo, “chopstick”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 가락 (garak, “rod”). First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 졋가락 (Yale: cyeskalak).
Despite the matching hanja, the 저 (jeo) element is not Sino-Korean; see entry for details.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [젇까락/저까락]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jeotgarak |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeosgalag |
McCune–Reischauer? | chŏtkarak |
Yale Romanization? | ceskalak |
South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 젓가락의 / 젓가락에 / 젓가락까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
South Korean Standard Language |
젓가락 (jeotgarak) |
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North Korean Standard Language |
저가락 (jeogarak) |
Noun
[edit]젓가락 • (jeotgarak)
- chopsticks
- Synonyms: (Pyongan ginseng-harvesters' cant) 형데무투 (hyeongdemutu), (Jeju) 하시 (hasi)
- 젓가락으로 먹다 ― jeotgarag-euro meokda ― to eat with chopsticks
- 2014, 중국의 도둑 클래스, 젓가락으로 스마트폰 훔치고 `끝`
- 사진 속에는 자전거를 타고 가는 여성의 뒤를 따라가며 젓가락으로 스마트폰을 훔치는 남성이 담겨 있다.
- Sajin sog-e-neun jajeon'geo-reul tago ganeun yeoseong-ui dwi-reul ttaragamyeo jeotgarag-euro seumateupon-eul humchineun namseong-i damgyeo itda.
- The picture shows the thief following the woman riding the bicycle and using chopsticks to snatch the smartphone from her.
- mouthful (a unit used to count the amount of food that one can pick up with chopsticks)
Derived terms
[edit]Derived terms
- 젓가락질 (jeotgarakjil, “using chopsticks, handling chopsticks”)
See also
[edit]Categories:
- Korean compound terms
- Korean terms interfixed with -ㅅ-
- Korean terms inherited from Middle Korean
- Korean terms derived from Middle Korean
- Native Korean words
- Korean terms with IPA pronunciation
- Korean terms with dialectal pitch accent marked
- Korean lemmas
- Korean nouns
- Korean terms with usage examples
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