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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 記憶, from 記 (“recording”) + 憶 (“thinking”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | gieok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | gieog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | kiŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | kiek |
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Noun
기억 • (gieok) (hanja 記憶)
- recall; the faculty of memory
너 전에 본 거 같은데? 어디서 봤던 거 까진 기억 안 난다. (colloquial)- Neo jeon-e bon geo gateunde? Eodiseo bwatdeon geo kkajin gieok an nanda.
- I reckon I've seen you before. I just can't remember where.
2010, Serving a Father by Bringing Long-Lost Koreans Home, MARTIN FACKLER, New York Times, January 1, 2010:그러나, 그 모든 기억에는 상실의 아픔이 깃들어 있다.- Geureona, geu modeun gieog-e-neun sangsir-ui apeum-i gitdeureo itda.
- But all the memories are tinged with loss.
Derived terms
- 기억술 (記憶術, gieoksul, “mnemonics, art of memory”)
- 기억하다 (記憶‒, gieokhada, “to recall”)
- 기억되다 (記憶‒, gieokdoeda, “to be remembered”)
- 기억 장치 (記憶裝置, gieok jangchi, “computer data storage”)
See also
- 생각 (saenggak, “thought”)
- 추억(追憶) (chueok, “memory”)