착

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착 U+CC29, 착
HANGUL SYLLABLE CAG
Composition:ㅊ + ㅏ + ㄱ
← 차
 		Hangul Syllables 찪 →
차착찪찫찬찭찮
찯찰찱찲찳찴찵
찶찷참찹찺찻찼
창찾찿챀챁챂챃
찌 ←→ 채

Jeju

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chag
Yale Romanization?chak

Etymology 1

Noun

착 (chak)

  1. side
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

From Middle Korean ᄧᅡᆨ (pcak). Cognate to Korean 짝 (jjak).

Noun

착 (chak)

  1. pair, couple, set
Alternative forms

References

  • “착” in Jeju's culture and language, Digital museum.
  • 제주 문화 예술 재단 [jeju munhwa yesul jaedan] (2009) “착”, in 개정 증보 제주어 사전 [gaejeong jeungbo jejueo sajeon]‎, 제주 특별 자치도 [jeju teukbyeol jachido], →ISBN, page 804

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chag
McCune–Reischauer?ch'ak
Yale Romanization?chak

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 척 (cheok)
Yang-form 착 (chak)

착 • (chak)

  1. calmly
  2. limply
  3. (of gaze or voice) while lowering
  4. (of agitation or excitement) while vanishing
    파티 분위기가 착 가라앉다 ― pati bunwigi-ga chak garaanda ― for the party atmosphere to dissipate

Etymology 2

Intensive form of 짝 (jjak).

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 척 (cheok)
Yang-form 착 (chak)
Consonant set
Plain 짝 (jjak)
Intensive 착 (chak)

착 • (chak)

  1. while sticking very tightly

Etymology 3

Dialectal pronunciation or nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 책 (冊, chaek, “book”).

Noun

착 • (chak)

  1. (Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Seoul) Alternative form of 책(冊) (chaek, “book”)
    • 2010 January 16, 권순암 [gwonsunam], “이야기꾼 홍필경 [iyagikkun hongpilgyeong]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎, 경기도 포천시 소흘읍 [gyeonggido pocheonsi soheureup]:
      ...착하고 붓하고 착 그런 걸 팔러 댕기는 사람이 있어요.
      ...Chak-hago but-hago chak geureon geol palleo daenggi-neun saram-i iss-eoyo.
      went around selling books and brushes.

Etymology 4

Perhaps from Manchu. See 착하다 (chakhada) for more.

Root

착 • (chak)

  1. Root of 착하다 (chakhada, “to be kind, to be nice”). Rarely used alone.

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

착 (chak)

More information
  1. 着:
    (MC reading: 着)
  2. 錯:
    (MC reading: 錯 (MC tshak))
  3. 捉:
    (MC reading: 捉 (MC tsraewk))
  4. 搾:
    (MC reading: 搾)
  5. 窄:
    (MC reading: 窄 (MC tsraek))
  6. 鑿:
    (MC reading: 鑿 (MC tsak|dzak))
  7. 齪:
    (MC reading: 齪 (MC tsrhaewk))
  8. 戳:
    (MC reading: 戳)
  9. 擉:
    (MC reading: 擉 (MC tsrhaewk))
  10. 斲:
    (MC reading: 斲 (MC traewk))
  11. 丵:
    (MC reading: 丵 (MC dzraewk))
  12. 剒:
    (MC reading: 剒 (MC tshak))
  13. 諑:
    (MC reading: 諑 (MC traewk))
  14. 躇:
    (MC reading: 躇 (MC drjo))
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