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Jeju
Etymology
Of native Jeju origin. Compare Korean 뚜껑 (ttukkeong).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /tuk͈e̞/
Noun
두께 (dukke)
- lid
References
- “두께” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 둗긔 (Yale: twutkuy). From the adjectival root twutk- (“thick”, whence Middle Korean 둗겁— (twutkep-), Korean 두껍— (dukkeop-)) + noun suffix —의 (-uy).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | dukke |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | du'kke |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tukke |
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| Yale Romanization? | twu.kkey |
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Noun
두께 • (dukke)
- thickness
Synonyms
- (North Korean) 두터이 (duteoi)