-째

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자히 (Yale: cahi). Compare Old Korean 音第叱 (*-m CAHI-s).

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕ͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [째/쩨]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jjae
McCune–Reischauer?tchae
Yale Romanization?ccay

Suffix

째 • (-jjae)

  1. -th; derives ordinal numbers
    Synonym: 번(番)째 (beonjjae)
  2. -th oldest child
    우리 집에서 내가 넷째야. ― uri jib-eseo nae-ga netjjae-ya. ― I'm the fourth oldest [of multiple siblings] in my family.
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