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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Hyang'yak gugeupbang (鄕藥救急方 / 향약구급방), 1236, as Late Old Korean 召介 (Yale: *cwokay).
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 조개 (Yale: cwokay).
Also attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 죠개 (Yale: cywokay).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jogae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jogae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chogae |
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| Yale Romanization? | cokay |
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South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 조개의 / 조개에 / 조개까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.
Noun
조개 • (jogae)
- molluscan shellfish
- clam
Derived terms
- 조개껍질 (jogaekkeopjil, “shells, clamshells”)
- 코끼리조개 (kokkirijogae, “geoduck”)