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Korean
Etymology
Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 족하 (族下, jokha, “kinsman of a younger generation”) (Cho 2000: 95).
First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 족하 (Yale: cwokha). Displaced native Middle Korean 아ᄎᆞᆫ아ᄃᆞᆯ (Yale: achon-atol, “nephew”), 아ᄎᆞᆫᄯᅡᆯ (Yale: achon-stal, “niece”).
According to Han-Woo Choi, comparable to Old Turkic 𐰲𐰃𐰴𐰣 (cïqan, “nephew, son of one's aunt”).
Pronunciation
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| Revised Romanization? | joka |
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| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | joka |
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| McCune–Reischauer? | chok'a |
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| Yale Romanization? | co.kha |
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Noun
조카 • (joka)
- nephew, niece (child of a sibling)
- Coordinate terms: 조카딸 (jokattal), 질녀 (jillyeo)