장기

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 將棋 (“janggi”). First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 쟈ᇰ〯긔 (Yale: cyǎngkùy).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggi
McCune–Reischauer?changgi
Yale Romanization?cāngki

Noun

장기 • (janggi) (hanja 將棋)

  1. janggi (Korean chess)
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Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 臟器 (“internal organ”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggi
McCune–Reischauer?changgi
Yale Romanization?cangki

Noun

장기 • (janggi) (hanja 臟器)

  1. (anatomy) viscera, organ

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 長期, from 長 (“long”) + 期 (“time”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggi
McCune–Reischauer?changgi
Yale Romanization?cangki

Noun

장기 • (janggi) (hanja 長期)

  1. longterm, long dated
    Antonym: 단기(短期) (dan'gi)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 瘴氣 (“miasma”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
  • Phonetic hangul:
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggi
McCune–Reischauer?changgi
Yale Romanization?cāngki

Noun

장기 • (janggi) (hanja 瘴氣)

  1. miasma

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 長技, from 長 (“long”) + 技 (“skill”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?janggi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?janggi
McCune–Reischauer?changki
Yale Romanization?cangqki

Noun

장기 • (janggi) (hanja 長技)

  1. talent, specialty
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