줄기
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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 줄기 (Yale: cwulki).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key):
- Phonetic hangul:
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | julgi |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | julgi |
| McCune–Reischauer? | chulgi |
| Yale Romanization? | cwul.ki |
Noun
줄기 • (julgi)
- branch, trunk, stem, stalk, cane
- Synonym: 경(莖) (gyeong, “plant stem”)
- ridge, mountain range
- watercourse, shower
Synonyms
- 가지 (gaji)
Derived terms
Related terms
- 줄 (jul, “string, rope; stripe, strip; line, row, rank, file; rasp, file”)
- 줄거리 (julgeori, “synopsis, story”)
- 줄곧 (julgot, “all the time, all the way”)