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
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