자리

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Jeju

Etymology

Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jali
Yale Romanization?cali

Noun

자리 (jari)

  1. pair
    Synonym: 착 (chak)

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 자리〮 (Yale: càlí).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jali
McCune–Reischauer?chari
Yale Romanization?cali

Noun

자리 • (jari)

  1. space, place, site (occupied by something or someone)
    이 교실에는 이백명의 학생들이 앉을 자리가 있다.
    I gyosir-eneun ibaengmyeong-ui haksaeng-deur-i anjeul jariga itda.
    This classroom seats two hundred students.
  2. seat, position, role, job, post, -ship
    장관 자리 ― janggwan jari ― ministership
  3. mat, bed, bedding
    자리를 마련하다 ― jari-reul maryeonhada ― to prepare a sleeping mat
  4. (as a suffix) constellation
    거문고자리 ― Geomun'gojari ― Lyra
    물고기자리 ― Mulgogijari ― Pisces

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