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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Geumganggyeong samgahae (金剛經三家解 / 금강경삼가해), 1482, as Middle Korean ᄎᆞᆯ〮ᄯᅥᆨ〮 (Yale: chól-sték), equivalent to 찰 (chal-, “sticky, glutinous”) + 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | chaltteok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | chal'tteog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'alttŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | chalttek |
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Noun
찰떡 • (chaltteok)
- glutinous rice cake
- Synonym: 찹쌀떡 (chapssaltteok)
- Used in similes for things stuck tightly together.
서로 찰떡처럼 붙은 연인- seoro chaltteok-cheoreom buteun yeonin
- lovers next to each other like two sticky rice cakes
Derived terms