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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 걱뎡 (Yale: kektyeng).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | geokjeong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | geogjeong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kŏkchŏng |
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| Yale Romanization? | kekceng |
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Noun
걱정 • (geokjeong)
- anxiety; worry
Derived terms
- 걱정하다 (geokjeonghada, “to worry, feel anxious”)