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Etymology
Cognate with Korean 때 (ttae).
Pronunciation
Noun
때 (ttae)
- time; hour
- meal
- Synonym: 밥 (bap)
Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | ttae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ttae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ttae |
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| Yale Romanization? | ttay |
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Etymology 1
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄣᅢ〮 (Yale: pstáy).
Noun
때 • (ttae)
- occasion; time
그는 어렸을 때의 추억에 잠겼다.- Geu-neun eoryeosseul ttae-ui chueog-e jamgyeotda.
- He is reminiscing about his childhood memories.
그때의 나와 지금의 나는 다르다.- Geuttae-ui na-wa jigeum-ui na-neun dareuda.
- I am different now than I was at that time.
당연히 아무 때나 놀러 와도 되지!- Dang'yeonhi amu ttaena nolleo wado doeji!
- Of course, you can come over any time!
- opportunity
- 때를 놓치다 ― ttae-reul notchida ― to miss an opportunity
- ᄯᅢ (ttae) (tense s, obsolete)
Etymology 2
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄠᆡ〮 (Yale: ptóy).
Noun
때 • (ttae)
- dirt, especially dead skin produced by exfoliation