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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆷᄌᆞᆷ코〮 (Yale: còmcòm-khó), the connective form of the Sino-Korean adjective ᄌᆞᆷᄌᆞᆷᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: còmcòm-hòtá, “to be calm, to be still”) > modern 잠잠하다 (潛潛—, jamjamhada). Doublet of 잠잠히 (jamjamhi, “quietly, calmly, stilly”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jamjako |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jamjako |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chamjak'o |
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| Yale Romanization? | camca.kho |
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Adverb
잠자코 • (jamjako)
- quietly, implicitly, stilly, without speech or movement
- Synonyms: 조용히 (joyonghi), 잠잠히 (jamjamhi)
친구는 내 말을 잠자코 들어주었다.- chin'gu-neun nae mar-eul jamjako deureojueotda.
- My friend listened to me quietly.