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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Samgang haengsildo (三綱行實圖 / 삼강행실도), 1511, as Middle Korean 져녁 (Yale: cyenyek). Also attested as 뎌녁 (dyenyek), 저녁 (cenyek).
Evidently a compound with 녘 (nyeok, “around the time of”) as its second component; the first part may be from Middle Korean 져믈〮다〮 (cyèmúltá, “to get dark”) (> modern 저물다 (jeomulda)) or Middle Korean 뎌 (tye, “that”) (> modern 저 (jeo)).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | jeonyeok |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jeonyeog |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chŏnyŏk |
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| Yale Romanization? | cenyek |
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Noun
저녁 • (jeonyeok)
- evening
저녁 일곱 시에- jeonyeok ilgop sie
- at seven p.m.
- (literally, “in the evening”)
- evening meal; supper; dinner
- Antonym: 아침 (achim, “breakfast”)
Holonyms
- (evening): 오후 (午後, ohu, “p.m.”)
See also
- (evening): 아침 (achim, “morning”), 낮 (nat, “daytime”), 오후 (午後, ohu, “afternoon”), 밤 (bam, “night”)