줄기

Korean

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuɭɡi]
Phonetic hangul: [줄기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	julgi
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	julgi
McCune–Reischauer^?	chulgi
Yale Romanization^?	cwul.ki

Noun

줄기 • (julgi)

branch, trunk, stem, stalk, cane
Synonym: 경(莖) (gyeong, “plant stem”)
ridge, mountain range
watercourse, shower

Synonyms

가지 (gaji)

Derived terms

줄기줄기 (julgijulgi, “in ranges; in streams”)
줄기차다 (julgichada, “continuous, steadfast”)

Related terms

줄 (jul, “string, rope; stripe, strip; line, row, rank, file; rasp, file”)
줄거리 (julgeori, “synopsis, story”)
줄곧 (julgot, “all the time, all the way”)

See also

그루 (geuru, “stem; stump”)
그루터기 (geuruteogi, “stump”)
기둥 (gidung, “column, pillar”)

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