턱

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턱 U+D131, 턱
HANGUL SYLLABLE TEOG
Composition:ㅌ + ㅓ + ㄱ
← 터
 		Hangul Syllables 턲 →
터턱턲턳턴턵턶
턷털턹턺턻턼턽
턾턿텀텁텂텃텄
텅텆텇텈텉텊텋
턔 ←→ 테

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?teok
Revised Romanization (translit.)?teog
McCune–Reischauer?t'ŏk
Yale Romanization?thek

Etymology 1

First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄐᆞᆨ〮 (Yale: thók).

Noun

턱 • (teok)

  1. chin, jaw, chops
    턱에 축구공을 정통으로 맞아서 음식을 씹을 수가 없다.
    Teog-e chukgugong-eul jeongtong-euro majaseo eumsig-eul ssibeul su-ga eopda.
    Since he was hit straight on the chin with a soccer ball, he can't eat.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Dependent noun

턱 • (teok)

  1. a cause; a reason; a possibility (used only to emphasize that no such thing exists)
    그럴 턱이 무조건 없어.
    Geureol teog-i mujogeon eopseo.
    That's categorically impossible.
    내가 알 턱이 있겠냐?
    nae-ga al teog-i itgennya?
    What on earth is the reason I should know that?

Etymology 3

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆨ (Yale: pthek). Onomatopoeic.

Ideophone

Ablaut/harmonic pair
Yin-form 턱 (teok)
Yang-form 탁 (tak)

턱 • (teok)

  1. (onomatopoeia, of a large or heavy object) with a sudden, dull collision or burst
  2. (onomatopoeia) while spitting very vehemently
  3. with a sudden release or dissipation of a pent up emotion
  4. (of a person) with a sudden collapse
  5. (of shoulders, etc.) in a broadly set state
  6. (negative) suddenly being blocked, especially by an unwelcome event
See also
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