까닭

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈a̠da̠k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [까닥]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	kkadak
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkadalg
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkadak
Yale Romanization^?	kkatalk

Noun

까닭 • (kkadak)

reason, cause
그 까닭이 무엇 인고?
geu kkadalg-i mueos-in'go?
What is the reason?

길 이 좁은 까닭에 그들 은 나귀 를 타고 외줄로 늘어섰다.
gir-i jobeun kkadalg-e geudeur-eun nagwi-reul tago oejul-lo neureoseotda.
Because of the narrow lane, they had their donkeys stood up in one line.

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