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Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | daekku |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae'kku |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | taekku |
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| Yale Romanization? | tay.kkwu |
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Noun
대꾸 • (daekku)
- reply, response, rejoinder, riposte, retort
- 대꾸를 못하다 ― daekku-reul mothada ― to have no response
Derived terms
- 대꾸하다 (daekkuhada, “to reply, answer, talk back”)
- 말대꾸 (maldaekku, “backtalk”)
Etymology 2
Presumably related to 자꾸 (jakku).
Adverb
대꾸 • (daekku)
- Chungcheong and Hwanghae form of 자꾸 (jakku, “repeatedly, incessantly”)
1981 February 23, 김환기 , “되글 읽은 사람, 말글 읽은 사람 ”, in 한국구비문학대계 , 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 (현 보령시 웅천읍) :어머님이 인저 어먼님께서 대꾸 논얼 나눠 달라구 했싸오 그려.- Eomeonim-i injeo eomeonnim-kkeseo daekku non-eol nanwo dalla-gu haetssa-o geuryeo.
- She repeatedly asked me to divide the paddy fields with mother.