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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 자히 (Yale: cahi). Compare Old Korean 音第叱 (*-m CAHI-s).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jjae |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jjae |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | tchae |
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| Yale Romanization? | ccay |
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Suffix
째 • (-jjae)
- -th; derives ordinal numbers
- Synonym: 번(番)째 (beonjjae)
- -th oldest child
- 우리 집에서 내가 넷째야. ― Uri jib-eseo nae-ga netjjae-ya. ― I'm the fourth oldest in my family.