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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Dictionnaire Coréen-Français (Korean-French Dictionary), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 잡고 (Yale: capkwo), originally a connective form of 잡다 (japda, “to grab”), etymologically "grabs, and ".
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jakku |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | ja'kku |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chakku |
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| Yale Romanization? | ca.kkwu |
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Adverb
자꾸 • (jakku)
- repeatedly; incessantly
먹지 말라 해도 자꾸 먹는다.- meokji malla hae-do jakku meongneunda.
- Even when I tell him to not eat it, he keeps eating.
References
- 이상신 [isangsin] (2020) “'자꾸'의 기원에 대한 試稿 [A study on the origin of cakkwu]”, in Han'gukhak yeon'gu, volume 58, pages 379—400