제

Korean

Etymology 1

Equivalent to a contraction of 저 (jeo, “I; me”, humble first-person pronoun) +‎ 이 (-i, nominative particle). When the 가 (-ga) allomorph of the nominative particle was introduced, it was attached to the already marked form of 저 (jeo), producing this new allomorphy.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

제 • (je)

1. allomorph of 저 (jeo, humble first-person pronoun) before 가 (-ga, nominative suffix)

   선생님, 제가 그랬습니다. ― Seonsaengnim, je-ga geuraetseumnida. ― Teacher, it was I who did that.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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Determiner

제 • (je)

1. Contraction of 저의 (jeo-ui): my

Etymology 3

From Middle Korean 제〮 (céy).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

제 • (je)

1. Contraction of 적에 (jeog-e): (literary, possibly dated) when

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 題.

Pronunciation

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Noun

제 • (je) (hanja 題)

1. Short for 제목(題目) (jemok, “title”).

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 題 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (題, je).

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from 祭.

Pronunciation

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  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Noun

제 • (je) (hanja 祭)

1. sacrificial rites in honor of an ancestor or god

   Synonym: 제사(祭祀) (jesa)

   제를 지내다 ― je-reul jinaeda ― to perform rites

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 祭 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (祭, je).

Etymology 6

Sino-Korean word from 第.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

제— • (je-) (hanja 第)

1. (prefix marking ordinals) -th, -st, -nd

   제 1과 ― je il-gwa ― first lesson

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 第 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (第, je).

Etymology 7

Sino-Korean word from 諸.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

제— • (je-) (hanja 諸)

1. every

   유럽의 제언어 ― Yureob-ui je-eoneo ― the languages of Europe

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 諸 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (諸, je).

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 製.

Suffix

—제 • (-je) (hanja 製)

1. -made

   ‎한국(韓國) (Han'guk, “Korea”) + ‎제(製) (-je) → ‎한국제(韓國製) (han'gukje, “made in Korea”)

2. made of

   ‎금속(金屬) (geumsok, “metal”) + ‎제(製) (-je) → ‎금속제(金屬製) (geumsokje, “made of metal”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 製 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (製, je).

See also

• Category Korean terms suffixed with -제 (製) not found

Etymology 9

Sino-Korean word from 劑.

Suffix

—제 • (-je) (hanja 劑)

1. agent; medicine

   ‎진통(鎭痛) (jintong, “reducing pain”) + ‎제(劑) (-je) → ‎진통제(鎭痛劑) (jintongje, “pain killer / analgesic”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 劑 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (劑, je).

See also

• Korean terms suffixed with -제 (劑)

Etymology 10

Sino-Korean word from 制.

Suffix

—제 • (-je) (hanja 制)

1. system; rule

   ‎양당(兩黨) (yangdang, “two / both parties”) + ‎제(制) (-je) → ‎양당제(兩黨制) (yangdangje, “bipartisan system”)

Derived terms

• See the hanja entry at 制 for Sino-Korean compounds of 제 (制, je).

See also

• Korean terms suffixed with -제 (制)

Etymology 11

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

제 (je)

Middle Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sə́j/

Adverb

제〮 (céy)

1. Contraction of 저긔〮 (cek-úy, literally “at the time”): when
   • 1447, “Stanza 67”, in 龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가 [Yongbi Eocheon'ga]:

     셤〯 안해〮 자〮시ᇙ 제〮 한〮비〮 사ᄋᆞ〮리로ᄃᆡ〮 뷔〯어ᅀᅡ〮 ᄌᆞ〮ᄆᆞ니〮ᅌᅵ다〮

     syěm ành-áy cásìlq céy hánpí sàól-ì-lwòtóy pwǔyGèzá cómòníngìtá

     When stationed on Island, heavy rain fell for three days; only after cleared themselves away from it, the was submerged.

Descendants

• Korean: 제 (je)