U+C816, 젖
HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOJ
Composition: + +

[U+C815]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C817]




쟤 ←→ 제

Korean

Etymology

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

Perhaps from Goguryeo 濟次/齊次 (*cec).[1]

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeoj
McCune–Reischauer?chŏt
Yale Romanization?cec
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: / 에 /

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

• (jeot)

  1. (anatomy) breast
  2. milk (of mammals)
  3. milk (of plants), latex

Derived terms

  • 젖가루 (jeotgaru)
  • 젖가슴 (jeotgaseum)
  • 젖꼭지 (jeotkkokji)
  • 젖꼴만들기 (jeotkkolmandeulgi)
  • 젖내 (jeonnae)
  • 젖니 (jeonni)
  • 젖동생 (jeotdongsaeng)
  • 젖떨어지다 (jeottteoreojida)
  • 젖떼기 (jeotttegi)
  • 젖떼다 (jeottteda)
  • 젖먹이 (jeonmeogi)
  • 젖멍울 (jeonmeong'ul)
  • 젖몸살 (jeonmomsal)
  • 젖병 (jeotbyeong)
  • 젖빛 (jeotbit)
  • 젖산 (jeotsan)
  • 젖샘 (jeotsaem)
  • 젖소 (jeotso)
  • 젖퉁 (jeot'tung)
  • 젖퉁이 (jeot'tung'i)
  • 졸인젖 (jorinjeot)

See also

References

  1. 『三国史記』 「地理志」 の高句麗地名漢字:おもに日本語との比較による考証, 2016, page 23
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.