둘째

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Korean

Etymology

Korean numbers (edit)
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Native isol.: (dul)
    Native attr.: (du)
    Sino-Korean: (i)
    Hanja:
    Ordinal: 둘째 (duljjae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 둘차히 (Yale: twulchahi), equivalent to (dul) +‎ (-jjae).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): ~
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?duljjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?duljjae
McCune–Reischauer?tultchae
Yale Romanization?twūlccay

Numeral

둘째 (duljjae)

  1. second, next after the first; the ordinal number for two