조

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See also: 丕
조 U+C870, 조
HANGUL SYLLABLE JO
Composition:ㅈ + ㅗ
← 졯
 		Hangul Syllables 족 →
조족졲졳존졵졶
졷졸졹졺졻졼졽
졾졿좀좁좂좃좄
종좆좇좈좉좊좋
졔 ←→ 좌

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 좋 (cwoh). Cognate to Korean 조 (jo).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo
Yale Romanization?cwo

Noun

조 (jo)

  1. foxtail millet
    Synonym: 서숙 (seosuk)

References

  • “조” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “조”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 756

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo
McCune–Reischauer?cho
Yale Romanization?co

Etymology 1

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

Noun

조 • (jo)

  1. foxtail millet (Setaria italica)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from 朝 (“dynasty”).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jo
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jo
McCune–Reischauer?cho
Yale Romanization?co

Suffix

—조 • (-jo) (hanja 朝)

  1. dynasty, imperial court
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Korean numbers (edit)
 ←  1,000,000,000 (109)  ←  100,000,000,000 (1011) 1012 1016  → 
    Sino-Korean: 조 (jo)
    Hanja: 兆

Sino-Korean word from 兆 (“trillion”).

Numeral

조 • (jo) (hanja 兆)

  1. trillion (million million)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 趙 (“a surname”).

Proper noun

조 • (Jo) (hanja 趙)

  1. (surname) Jo or Cho
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