장아찌

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Etymology

South Korean
Standard Language
장아찌 (jang'ajji)
North Korean
Standard Language
자짠지 (jajjanji)

First attested in the Beonyeok Bak Tongsa (飜譯朴通事 / 번역박통사), before 1517, as Middle Korean 쟈ᅌ(醬)앳디히, from 쟈ᅌ(醬) (cyang, sauce, paste) +‎ (-ay, noun suffix) +‎ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 디히 (tihi, kimchi).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jang'ajji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jang'a'jji
McCune–Reischauer?changatchi
Yale Romanization?canga.cci

Noun

장아찌 (jang'ajji)

  1. Korean dish with vegetables such as cucumber, daikon, garlic etc. pickled in soy sauce or brine, packed in soybean paste or chili paste, and then seasoned and preserved for a long time
    Synonym: 장지(醬漬) (jangji)