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Korean
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jowang |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jowang |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chowang |
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| Yale Romanization? | cowang |
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Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 竈 (“oven”) + 王 (“king”).
Noun
조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 竈王)
- (shamanism) kitchen god
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 徂 (“go”) + 往 (“go”).
Noun
조왕 • (jowang) (hanja 徂往)
- going (the act of)
Derived terms
- 조왕하다 (jowanghada, “to go (to a specific place”)