자취

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Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 자최〮 (càchwóy), from Old Korean 跡烏 (*CACHwo).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자최〮 (Yale: càchwóy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jachwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jachwi
McCune–Reischauer?chach'wi
Yale Romanization?ca.chwi

Noun

자취 • (jachwi)

  1. mark; trace; legacy (what remains of a person or thing)
    이 문명은 자취도 없이 사라졌다.
    i munmyeong-eun jachwi-do eopsi sarajeotda.
    This civilization disappeared without leaving even a trace.
  2. (mathematics) locus (set of points satisfying a condition)
Derived terms
  • 발자취 (baljachwi, “footprint”) (usually metaphoric)

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 自炊, from 自 (“by oneself”) + 炊 (“cook”)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jachwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jachwi
McCune–Reischauer?chach'wi
Yale Romanization?ca.chwi

Noun

자취 • (jachwi) (hanja 自炊)

  1. cooking for oneself; boarding a room and living independently there
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