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Korean
Etymology
Of native Korean origin. Possibly from 잘 (jal, “well”) + 못 (mot, “not”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | jalmot |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jalmos |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chalmot |
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| Yale Romanization? | cal.mos |
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Noun
잘못 • (jalmot)
- mistake
- wrong
Derived terms
- 잘못되다 (jalmotdoeda, “to go awry”)
- 잘못하다 (jalmothada, “to err”)
- 잘잘못 (jaljalmot, “right and wrong”)
Adverb
잘못 • (jalmot)
- erroneously
죄송합니다만, 전화 잘못 거셨네요. — 아… 5558986(오오오에 팔구팔육) 맞나요? — 아니요. 여기는 5558689(오오오에 팔육팔구)입니다. — 아 죄송합니다. — 괜찮아요.- joesonghamnidaman, jeonhwa jalmot geosyeonneyo. - a… 555-8986(ooo'e palguparyuk) mannayo? - aniyo. yeogineun 555-8689(ooo'e paryukpalgu)imnida. - a joesonghamnida. - gwaenchanayo.
- I am sorry. You have the wrong number. — Oh. Is this 555-8986? — No. This is 555-8689. — Oh. Excuse me! — Okay. Bye.
- Original English texts from 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)