총각

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 總角.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [총(ː)각]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonggak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonggag
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onggak
Yale Romanization?chōngkak

Noun

총각 • (chonggak) (hanja 總角)

  1. unmarried man

Derived terms
  • 사돈총각 (sadonchonggak)
  • 숫총각 (sutchonggak)
  • 총각김치 (chonggakgimchi)
  • 총각무 (chonggangmu)

Descendants
  • Japanese: チョンガー (chongā)
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