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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 기춤〮 (Yale: kìchwúm), from 깇- (kìch, “to cough”) + -우〮- (-wú-, modulator suffix) + ㅁ (m, nominalizer). Cognate with Jeju 지침 (jichim).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gichim |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gichim |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kich'im |
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| Yale Romanization? | ki.chim |
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Noun
기침 • (gichim)
- cough
2000 December 31, 태조 왕건／太祖 王建 , episode 80, spoken by Gung Ye (Kim Yeong-cheol):누구인가? 지금 누가 기침 소리를 내었어? 누가 기침 소리를 내었는가 말이야!- nugu'in'ga? jigeum nuga gichim sori-reul naeeosseo? nuga gichim sori-reul naeeon-neun'ga mar-iya!
- Who was it? Who was it that just coughed? Will anybody tell me who coughed!
Usage notes
In Modern South Korean, the original verb 깇다〮 (kìchtá) has been lost, and 기침 (gichim) functions as a single morpheme. The original verb survives in North Korea, but cannot appear in isolation and must always take the object 기침 (gichim).
Derived terms
- 기침하다 (gichimhada, “to cough”)
See also
- 재채기 (jaechaegi, “sneeze”)