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Korean
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 作用, from 作 (“working”) + 用 (“using”).
Pronunciation
| Romanizations |
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| Revised Romanization? | jagyong |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jag'yong |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chagyong |
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| Yale Romanization? | cak.yong |
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Noun
작용 • (jagyong) (hanja 作用)
- operation
- effect
- (physics) action
Derived terms
- 작용하다 (作用—, jagyonghada, “to act on or effect”)
- 작용되다 (作用—, jagyongdoeda, “to have or come to have an effect”)