대꾸

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛk͈u] ~ [te̞k͈u]
  • Phonetic hangul: [대꾸/데꾸]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?daekku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dae'kku
McCune–Reischauer?taekku
Yale Romanization?tay.kkwu

Noun

대꾸 • (daekku)

  1. reply, response, rejoinder, riposte, retort
    대꾸를 못하다 ― daekku-reul mothada ― to have no response
Derived terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Presumably related to 자꾸 (jakku).

Adverb

대꾸 • (daekku)

  1. Chungcheong and Hwanghae form of 자꾸 (jakku, “repeatedly, incessantly”)
    • 1981 February 23, 김환기 [gimhwan'gi], “되글 읽은 사람, 말글 읽은 사람 [doegeul ilgeun saram, malgeul ilgeun saram]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 (현 보령시 웅천읍) [chungcheongnamdo boryeonggun ungcheonmyeon (hyeon boryeongsi ungcheoneup)]:
      어머님이 인저 어먼님께서 대꾸 논얼 나눠 달라구 했싸오 그려.
      Eomeonim-i injeo eomeonnim-kkeseo daekku non-eol nanwo dalla-gu haetssa-o geuryeo.
      She repeatedly asked me to divide the paddy fields with mother.
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