조기

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Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 早期, from 早 (“early”) + 期 (“period”).

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?jogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogi
McCune–Reischauer?chogi
Yale Romanization?cōki
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 조기의 / 조기에 / 조기까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

조기 • (jogi) (hanja 早期)

  1. (especially attributive) early; early period
    대학교 조기 졸업 ― daehakgyo jogi joreop ― early graduation from university
    조기에 대응하다 ― jogi-e daeeunghada ― to respond preemptively

Etymology 2

조기 게양된 대만 정부 청사 (jogi geyang-doen Daeman jeongbu cheongsa, “Taiwanese government building with flag at half-mast displayed”)

Sino-Korean word from 弔 (“to mourn”) + 旗 (“flag”).

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?jogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogi
McCune–Reischauer?chogi
Yale Romanization?cōki

Noun

조기 • (jogi) (hanja 弔旗)

  1. flag at half-mast

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 早起, from 早 (“early”) + 起 (“to rise; to wake up”).

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?jogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogi
McCune–Reischauer?chogi
Yale Romanization?cōki
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 조기의 / 조기에 / 조기까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.

Noun

조기 • (jogi) (hanja 早起)

  1. (usually attributive) early in the morning
    조기 체조 ― jogi chejo ― early morning stretching

Etymology 4

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 조ᄀᆡ (Yale: cwokoy).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogi
McCune–Reischauer?chogi
Yale Romanization?coki
  • South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 조기의 / 조기에 / 조기까지

    Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the first syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

조기 (jogi)

조기 • (jogi)

  1. redlip croaker
    할머니께서 제일 좋아하시는 생선은 조기다.
    Halmeoni-kkeseo jeil joahasineun saengseon-eun jogi-da.
    The fish that my grandmother likes the most is redlip croaker.

See also

  • 굴비 (gulbi, “saltedredlip croaker”)

Etymology 5

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jogi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogi
McCune–Reischauer?chogi
Yale Romanization?coki

Pronoun

조기 • (jogi)

  1. diminutive of 저기 (jeogi, “over there”).
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