자치

Jeju

Etymology

Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕa̠t͡ɕʰi/

Noun

자치 (jachi)

  1. cockroach

Korean

Pronunciation
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jachi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jachi
McCune–Reischauer?chach'i
Yale Romanization?ca.chi

Etymology 1

From 자 (ja, “a unit of length”) + -치 (-chi), a suffix often found in fish names.

Noun

자치 • (jachi)

  1. The Korean taimen, Hucho ishikawae.
  2. Any fish of a similar length.
Synonyms
  • 전장어 (jeonjang'eo)

References
  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 22 (last accessed)) “자치 [jachi]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎
  • 김, 익수 with 박종영 (2002) “자치”, in 한국의 민물고기, Seoul: Kyo-Hak Publishing, →ISBN, page 288

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 自治

Noun

자치 • (jachi) (hanja 自治)

  1. self-government
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