자최

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Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean 跡烏 (*CACHwo).

Pronunciation

Noun

자최〮 (càchwóy)

  1. mark; trace; legacy
    • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 4:27a:
      일〮희 자최〮 ᄲᅥ즛ᄒᆞᆯᄊᆡ〮 (라ᇰ)(젹〮)()이〮라〮 ᄒᆞ〮ᄂᆞ니
      ílhùy càchwóy spècùshòlssóy LÀNG.CYÉK.SÀN-ílá hónònì
      As it resembles the mark of a wolf, it is called 狼迹山 .

Descendants

  • Korean: 자취 (jachwi)