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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 슬컷 (Yale: sulkhes).
Possibly a compound of (if analyzed with modern equivalents) 싫- (sil-, “to be unpleasant”) + -껏 (-kkeot, “to the utmost of”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | silkeot |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | silkeos |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | silk'ŏt |
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| Yale Romanization? | sil.khes |
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Adverb
실컷 • (silkeot)
- to one's heart's content, heartily