잠자리

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Korean

Etymology 1

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆫ자〮리 (Yale: còncálì).

잠자리 (jamjari)

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?chamjari
Yale Romanization?camcali
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 잠자리의 / 잠자리에 / 잠자리까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

잠자리 • (jamjari)

  1. dragonfly

Etymology 2

잠 (jam, “sleep”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; this is omitted from the spelling, but causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 자리 (jari, “place”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jamjari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jamjali
McCune–Reischauer?chamchari
Yale Romanization?camqcali

Noun

잠자리 • (jamjari)

  1. any surface for sleeping (such as beds, blankets, etc.)
  2. (euphemistic) sexual intercourse
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