K-pop

(music) Alternative form of 케이팝 (keipap, “K-pop”)


간헐천

[ˈka̠(ː)nɦʌ̹ʎt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 間歇泉, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 間歇泉(かんけつせん) (kanketsusen).

(planetology, geology, volcanology) a geyser


음절

(linguistics) syllable (one or more vowel sounds)


빗장뼈

[pit̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋp͈jʌ̹]


엔

Borrowed from Japanese 円 (en). Doublet of 원(圓) (won, “won (Korean currency)”) and 위안 (wian, “yuan (Chinese currency)”).


초밥

From 초(醋) (cho, “vinegar”) + 밥 (bap, “cooked rice”).


결핵

[kjʌ̹ɾɦe̞k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 結核 (“tuberculosis”)


체첸어

[t͡ɕʰe̞t͡ɕʰe̞nʌ̹]

체첸 (chechen, “Chechen”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


폴란드어

[pʰo̞ɭɭa̠ndɯʌ̹]

폴란드 (pollandeu, “Poland”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


타타르어

[tʰa̠tʰa̠ɾɯʌ̹]

타타르 (tatareu, “Tatar”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


칫솔

[t͡ɕʰis͈o̞ɭ]

From 치(齒) (chi, “tooth”) + ㅅ (-s-) + 솔 (sol, “brush”).

compound

그냥 네 칫솔만 챙겨. 치약은 내 것을 쓰면 돼.

2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 42

Just bring your toothbrush. You can use my toothpaste. (informal non-polite speech style)

Geunyang ne chitsol-man chaenggyeo. Chiyag-eun nae geos-eul sseumyeon dwae.


각막

Sino-Korean word from 角膜, from 角 (“horn, angle, corner, point”) + 膜 (“membrane”)


일식

Sino-Korean word from 日蝕, from 日 (“solar”) + 蝕 (“eclipse”)


텔루르

Borrowed from German Tellur. Compare Japanese テルル (teruru).


성경

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɡjʌ̹ŋ]


막내

→ English: maknae, mangnae

→ Japanese: マンネ (manne)

→ Mandarin: 忙內／忙内 (mángnèi)

→ Russian: макнэ́ (maknɛ́)

From 18th century 막나이 (mangnai), from 막 (mak, “end”) (as in 마지막 (majimak), 막바지 (makbaji)) + 낳— (nat-, “to bear, to bring forth”) + —이 (-i, agent suffix).

the youngest son or daughter; the lastborn; the youngest of the family

(South Korean idol fandom) maknae (youngest member of an idol group)


악마

Sino-Korean word from 惡魔, from 惡 (“evil”) + 魔 (“demon”).


신랑

Coordinate term: 신부 (sinbu)


우크라이나어

우크라이나 (ukeuraina, “Ukrainia”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


외래어

[ˈwe̞(ː)ɾɛʌ̹]

[ˈø̞(ː)ɾɛʌ̹]

[ˈwe̞(ː)ɾe̞ʌ̹]

[ˈø̞(ː)ɾe̞ʌ̹]

(linguistics) loanword (word taken from another language)

(linguistics, in the context of the Korean language) loanword not from Sino-Korean; non-Chinese loanword


연세

Sino-Korean word from 年貰, from 年 (“year”) + 貰 (“rent”).

ko-etym-sino

(real estate, chiefly Jeju) lease in which rent is paid annually


석사

Sino-Korean word from 碩士, from 碩 (“eminent”) + 士 (“gentleman”)

ko-etym-Sino

a person who has completed a master's degree


학사

Sino-Korean word from 學士, from 學 (“learning”) + 士 (“scholar”), from Japanese 学士 (gakushi), from Middle Chinese 學士 (hæwk dzriX)


초록

Sino-Korean word from 草綠, from 草 (“grass”) + 綠 (“green”).

[t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞k̚]


초록

Sino-Korean word from 抄錄, from 抄 (“select”) + 錄 (“writing”).

[t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞k̚]


창녀

[t͡ɕʰa̠ŋɲʌ̹]

prostitute, hooker (a person having sex for profit)


논다니

(rare) prostitute, courtesan (a person having sex for profit)


도넛

doughnut (deep-fried piece of dough or batter)


인어

Sino-Korean word from 人魚, from 人 (“human”) + 魚 (“fish”)


노르웨이어

노르웨이 (noreuwei, “Norway”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).

affix

공식 언어는 노르웨이어이고 수도는 오슬로이다.

Its official language is Norwegian and its capital is Oslo.

gongsik eoneoneun noreuweieoigo sudoneun oseulloida.


타갈로그어

[tʰa̠ɡa̠ɭɭo̞ɡɯʌ̹]

타갈로그 (tagallogeu, “Tagalog”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


비잔티온

From Ancient Greek Βυζάντιον (Buzántion).

(history, Byzantine Empire) Byzantium (ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, later called Constantinople; modern Istanbul)


비누

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 비노 (Yale: pinwo).

ko-etym-native

이 비누는 순해요.

2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 23

This soap is mild. (informal polite speech style)


몰

(chemistry, physics) mole (unit of quantity)


셋째

[ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ]

[ˈsʰe̞(ː)t̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 세차히 (Yale: seychahi), equivalent to 셋 (set) + 째 (-jjae).


작

勺: (units of measure) a unit of volume equivalent to about 18 ml or 1/1000 말 (mal)


절

the hanja entry at 節 for Sino-Korean compounds of 절


스웨덴어

스웨덴 (Seuweden, “Sweden”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”)


七曜

Hanja form of 칠요 (“the seven days of the week”).


世尊

Hanja form of 세존 (“(Buddhism) the World-Honored One, an honorific name for the Gautama Buddha; an indigenous agricultural deity often associated with the Buddha”).


천문단위

cheonmundanwi (romanization)
天文單位 (hanja)

From 천문(天文) (cheonmun, “astronomy”) + 단위(單位) (danwi, “unit”).


지뢰

Sino-Korean word from 地雷, from 地 (“land”) + 雷 (“thunder”)


다섯째

[ta̠sʰʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ]

[ta̠sʰʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]


대학교

Sino-Korean word from 大學校, from 大 (“great”) + 學 (“to learn”) + 校 (“school”)

ko-etym-Sino

university (institution of higher education)


中庸

Hanja form of 중용 (“(philosophy) golden mean”).


레즈비언

[ɾe̞d͡ʑɯbiʌ̹n]


아웃

out (removal from play in baseball, other games)


헝가리어

[hʌ̹ŋɡa̠ɾiʌ̹]

헝가리 (heonggari, “Hungary”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


아홉째

[a̠βo̞p̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ]

[a̠βo̞p̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]


여섯째

[jʌ̹sʰʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈ɛ]

[jʌ̹sʰʌ̹t̚t͡ɕ͈e̞]


협박

[çʌ̹p̚p͈a̠k̚]

blackmail (payment of money exacted by means of intimidation)


홀아비

widower (a man whose wife has died and who has not re-married)


녹차

Sino-Korean word from 綠茶, from 綠 (“green”) + 茶 (“tea”)


블라디미르

Borrowed from Russian Влади́мир (Vladímir).

Влади́мир Владимир#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian male given name Влади́мир (Vladímir), Vladimir.


화음

Sino-Korean word from 和音, from 和 (“harmony”) + 音 (“sound”)


우박

Sino-Korean word from 雨 (“rain”) + 雹 (“hail”)


양자전기역학

ko-noun

양자전기역학 • (yangjajeon'giyeokhak) (hanja 量子電氣力學)

yangjajeon'giyeokhak (romanization)
量子電氣力學 (hanja)

[ja̠ŋd͡ʑa̠ t͡ɕɘ(ː)nɡi jʌ̹kʰa̠k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 量子 (“quantum”) + 電氣 (“electro”) + 力學 (“dynamics”).

ko-etym-sino

quantum electrodynamics
quantum electrodynamics


화살

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 화살〮 (Yale: hwàsál). Equivalent to 활 (hwal, “bow”) + 살 (sal, “arrow”).


농담

Sino-Korean word from 弄談, from 弄 (“prank, joke”) + 談 (“conversation”)


살인

Sino-Korean word from 殺人, from 殺 (“kill”) + 人 (“person”).


정리

Sino-Korean word from 定理, from 定 (“fixed”) + 理 (“truth”)


음악가

musician (person who performs or writes music)


이디시어

이디시 (idisi, “Yiddish”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


미국인

Sino-Korean word from 미국(美國) (miguk, “America”) + 인(人) (-in, “person”).

ko-etym-sino

American (person born in or citizen of the USA)


하드웨어

(computing) hardware (the part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification)


노랑

노랑:


아레스

(Greek mythology) Ares (the god of war, son of Zeus and Hera)


몰타어

[mo̞ɭtʰa̠ʌ̹]

몰타 (molta, “Malta”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


불가리아어

[puɭɡa̠ɾia̠ʌ̹]

불가리아 (bulgaria, “Bulgaria”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


로그

(mathematics) logarithm (for a number x, the power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain x)


캐비어

caviar (roe of the sturgeon or other large fish)


수화

Sino-Korean word from 手話, from 手 (“hand”) + 話 (“speech”).


양반

Sino-Korean word from 兩班, from 兩 (“both”) + 班 (“groups”), referring to 문반 (文班, munban, “civil vassal”) and 무반 (武班, muban, “military vassal”).

ko-etym-sino

(historical) civil nobility and military nobility


목수

carpenter (person who practises carpentry)


포르투갈어

[pʰo̞ɾɯtʰuɡa̠ɾʌ̹]

포르투갈 (poreutugal, “Portugal”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


밥솥

밥 (bap, “cooked rice”) + 솥 (sot, “pot, kettle”)


타지크어

타지크 (tajikeu, “Tajik”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


유르트

yurt (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof)


물시계

From 물 (mul, “water”) + 시계(時計) (sigye, “clock, watch”).


타나토스

(Greek mythology) Thanatos (the god of death)


백과사전

baekgwasajeon (romanization)
百科事典 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 百科事典 (“encyclopaedia”)


구글

Google (a particular Internet company; a search engine)


인식론

Literally "theory of cognition," Sino-Korean word from 認識論, from 認識 (“cognition”) + 論 (“theory”)


홍콩

Unknown. Perhaps borrowed from English Hong Kong.

홍콩 가다

홍콩 보내다


원주율

(geometry) pi (irrational mathematical constant)


어미

(grammar) ending (attached to stems of verbs and adjectives)


어미

Holonym: 판심(版心) (pansim)

(publishing, bibliography) V-shaped decoration that appears in the middle of a traditional East Asian-style book leaf


대사관

Sino-Korean word from 大使館, from 大使 (“ambassador”) + 館 (“accommodation”).


크세논

From German Xenon, cognate with Japanese キセノン (kisenon).


알바니아어

알바니아 (albania, “Albania”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


둥간어

둥간 (dunggan, “Dungan”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


삯

First attested in the Gugeupbang eonhae (救急方諺解 / 구급방언해), 1466, as Middle Korean 삯 (Yale: sàks).


러시아말

[ɾʌ̹ɕʰia̠ma̠ɭ]

러시아 (Reosia, “Russia”) + 말 (mal, “language”).


황도

Sino-Korean word from 黃道, from 黃 (“yellow”) + 道 (“path”)


고추장

desc

→ Japanese: コチュジャン (kochujan), コチジャン (kochijan)

[ko̞t͡ɕʰud͡ʑa̠ŋ]

고추 (gochu, “chili pepper”) + 장 (醬, jang, “sauce”).

gochujang: a savory and pungent fermented Korean condiment made from red chili powder, glutinous rice powder mixed with powdered fermented soybeans, and salt.


주사위

First attested in the Bak Tongsa eonhae (朴通事諺解 / 박통사언해), 1677, as Early Modern Korean 츄사ᄋᆞ (Yale: chyusao).
The second element 사ᄋᆞ (Yale: sao) is from Early Mandarin 色兒／色儿 (shǎir, “dice”). The first syllable is probably also from Mandarin, but the source is not immediately clear; 朱 (zhū, “red”) and 酒 (jiǔ, “alcoholic drink”) have been suggested, but the initial consonants do not match.

ruby

􂀿朴􂁀(박)􂀿在􂁀(재)􂀿淵􂁀(연)

朴(박)在(재)淵(연)

lang

朴(박)在(재)淵(연)

주사위를 던지다

주사위가 책상 밑으로 굴러떨어졌다.

Jusawi-ga chaeksang mit-euro gulleo-tteoreojeotda.


정의

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋɰi]

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋi]


심리학

Sino-Korean word from 心理學, from 心理 (“psychology”) + 學 (“study”).


빚

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 빋 (Yale: pìt). Originally meant "price" in addition to "debt".

ko-etym-native

빚을 갚다


갈고

(music) galgo, an ancient double-headed hourglass-shaped drum played with two sticks, used in Korean traditional music


운라

a set of ten small tuned gongs in a wooden frame, used in Korean classical music


이발소

Sino-Korean word from 理髮所, from 理髮 (“hairdressing”) + 所 (“place”)


포피

포피재건술


憂鬱症

Hanja form of 우울증 (“(medicine) depression”).


盤古

Hanja form of 반고 (“(Chinese mythology) Pangu”).


涅槃

Hanja form of 열반 (“(Buddhism) nirvana”).


산술

Sino-Korean word from 算術 (“arithmetic, calculation”)


마이크로프로세서

[ma̠ikxɯɾo̞pʰɯɾo̞s͈e̞s͈ʌ̹]


판

Sino-Korean word from 版 (“block, plate, edition”).


정자

[t͡ɕʌ̹ŋd͡ʑa̠]


막걸리

[ma̠k̚k͈ʌ̹ʎʎi]

Compound of 막 걸— (mak geol-, “to carelessly filter”) + 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

suffix

makgeolli (makkoli), a traditional alcoholic beverage in Korea, made of rice.


파전

[pʰa̠d͡ʑʌ̹n]

From 파 (pa, “spring onion”) + 전 (jeon, “pan fried”) (煎).

pajeon, a Korean pancake made with green onions.


성탄절

[ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋtʰa̠ɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]

Sino-Korean word from 聖誕節, from 聖誕 (“holy birth”) + 節 (“festival”)


요람본

Sino-Korean word from 搖籃 (“cradle”) + 本 (“book”)


잡채

→ English: japchae

→ Japanese: チャプチェ (chapuche)

[t͡ɕa̠p̚t͡ɕʰɛ]

[t͡ɕa̠p̚t͡ɕʰe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 雜菜, from 雜 (“mixed”) + 菜 (“vegetables”)

japchae, a Korean dish made of sweet potato noodles, vegetables and other ingredients


남자친구

namjachin'gu (romanization)
男子親舊 (hanja)

Calque from English boyfriend. Sino-Korean word from 男子親舊, from 男子 (“male”) + 親舊 (“friend”)


부추

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 부〯ᄎᆡ〮 (Yale: pwǔchóy).


향유

perfumed hair-oil, sesame oil, Vietnamese balm


고수

First attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 고ᄉᆡ (Yale: kwòsòy).


고수

→ English: gosu

Sino-Korean word from 高手, from 高 (“tall”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)


고수

Sino-Korean word from 鼓手, from 鼓 (“drum”) + 手 (“-ist; -er”)


고수

Sino-Korean word from 苦受, from Sanskrit उपेक्षा (upekṣā) + वेदना (vedanā, “suffering”)

compound

(Buddhism) the unpleasant mode of sensation


수소폭탄

From 수소 (水素, suso, “hydrogen”) + 폭탄 (爆彈, poktan, “bomb”).


스타킹

From English stocking. Doublet of 스토킹 (seutoking).


품사

Sino-Korean word from 品詞, from 品 (“article”) + 詞 (“word”)


유산

(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of 황산(黃酸) (hwangsan, “sulfuric acid”)


유산

(organic chemistry) Synonym of 올레산(酸) (olle-san, “oleic acid”)


注射

Hanja form of 주사 (“(medicine) injection; shot”).


해병

Sino-Korean word from 海兵, from 海 (“sea, ocean”) + 兵 (“soldier”)


헌법

Sino-Korean word from 憲法, from 憲 (“constitution; statute”) + 法 (“law”), with compound/genitive tensing applied, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 憲法(けんぽう) (kenpō).

싱가포르의 완전한 사법적 권한은 싱가포르 헌법에 의해 대법원과 그의 부속 법원에 부여되어 있다.

The full Judicial power in Singapore is vested in the Supreme Court as well as subordinate courts by the Constitution of Singapore.

Singgaporeu-ui wanjeonhan sabeopjeok gwonhan-eun Singgaporeu heonbeob-e uihae daebeobwon-gwa geuui busok beobwon-e buyeodoeeo itda.


월세

→ Cantonese: 月貰／月贳 (jyut⁶ sai³)

→ English: wolse

→ Japanese: 月貰(ウォルセ) (woruse)

→ Mandarin: 月貰／月贳 (yuèshì)

Sino-Korean word from 月貰, from 月 (“month”) + 貰 (“loan”)

(real estate) wolse (lease in which rent is paid monthly)


전세

→ Cantonese: 傳貰／传贳 (cyun⁴ sai³)

desc

→ English: jeonse, chonse, chŏnse, cheonse, jonse, junse

→ Japanese: 伝貰(チョンセ) (chonse)

→ Mandarin: 傳貰／传贳 (chuánshì)

[t͡ɕʌ̹nsʰe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 傳貰, from 傳 (“transmit”) + 貰 (“loan”)

ko-etym-Sino

(real estate) jeonse (a form of lease in the South Korean real estate market in which the lessee does not pay rent, but instead provides the landlord with a large lump sum deposit which is returned in full once the lease has determined, with the landlord profiting through investment of the deposit)


수지

Sino-Korean word from 受 (“accept, bear”) + 持 (“hold”)

(Buddhism) maintaining and observing Buddhist teachings


유가증권

yugajeunggwon (romanization)
有價證券 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 유가(有價) (yuga, “of value”) + 증권(證券) (jeunggwon, “security”).

(finance) marketable security (investment instrument which can be readily sold for cash, for example on a stock exchange)


有價證券

yuga jeunggwon (romanization)
유가증권 (hangeul)

유가증권 유가증권#Korean

(finance) Hanja form of 유가증권 (“marketable security, negotiable security”).


홍차

[ɸʷo̞ŋt͡ɕʰa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 紅茶, from 紅 (“red”) + 茶 (“tea”)


구역

Sino-Korean word from 區域, from 區 (“area”) + 域 (“district”)


분자

Sino-Korean word from 分子, from 分 (“to divide”) + 子. Borrowed from Japanese 分子 (bunshi), from Middle Chinese 分子 (pjun tsiX).

당내의 반동 분자를 일소해야 한다.

We must cleanse the party of its reactionary element.

dangnae-ui bandong bunja-reul ilsohaeya handa.


갈비탕

갈비 (galbi, “beef”) + 탕(湯) (tang, “soup”).


케첩

[kʰe̞t͡ɕʰʌ̹p̚]


선풍기

Sino-Korean word from 扇風機, from 扇 (“folding fan”) + 風 (“wind”) + 機 (“machine”)


비기다

ko-verb

비기다 • (bigida) (infinitive 비겨 or 비기어, sequential 비기니)

bigida (romanization)
비겨 (infinitive)
비기어 (infinitive)
비기니 (sequential)
비긴다 (formal indicative non-past)
비겨 (indicative informal non-past)
비겨요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
비기어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
비깁니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
비겼다 (formal indicative past)
비겼어 (indicative informal past)
비겼어요 (indicative informal past polite)
비겼습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
비기느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
비겨 (informal interrogative non-past)
비겨요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
비기어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
비깁니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
비겼느냐 (formal interrogative past)
비겼어 (informal interrogative past)
비겼어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
비겼습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
비기자 (formal hortative)
비겨 (hortative informal)
비겨요 (hortative informal polite)
비기어요 (hortative informal polite)
비기십시다 (formal hortative polite)
비겨라 (formal imperative)
비기어라 (formal imperative)
비겨 (imperative informal)
비겨요 (imperative informal polite)
비기어요 (imperative informal polite)
비깁시오 (formal imperative polite)
비기겠다 (assertive formal)
비기겠어 (assertive informal)
비기겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
비기겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
비겨 (causative formal)
비겨서 (causative informal)
비기어서 (causative informal)
비기니 (causative informal polite)
비기니까 (causative formal polite)
비기지만 (contrastive formal)
비기는데 (contrastive informal)
비기더니 (contrastive informal polite)
비기고 (conjunctive formal)
비기면 (conditional formal)
비겨야 (conditional informal)
비기어야 (conditional informal)
비기려고 (formal motive-form)
비김 (formal noun-from-verb)
비기기 (informal noun-from-verb)
비겼음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
비기었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
비겼기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
비기었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
비긴 (determiner formal past)
비기는 (determiner formal present)
비길 (determiner formal future)
비기신다 (formal indicative non-past)
비기셔 (indicative informal non-past)
비기세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
비기셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
비기십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
비기셨다 (formal indicative past)
비기셨어 (indicative informal past)
비기셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
비기셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
비기시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
비기셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
비기세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
비기셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
비기십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
비기셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
비기셨어 (informal interrogative past)
비기셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
비기셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
비기시라 (formal imperative)
비기셔 (imperative informal)
비기세요 (imperative informal polite)
비기십시오 (formal imperative polite)
비기시겠다 (assertive formal)
비기시겠어 (assertive informal)
비기시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
비기시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
비기셔 (causative formal)
비기셔서 (causative informal)
비기시니 (causative informal polite)
비기시니까 (causative formal polite)
비기시지만 (contrastive formal)
비기시는데 (contrastive informal)
비기시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
비기시고 (conjunctive formal)
비기시면 (conditional formal)
비기셔야 (conditional informal)
비기시려고 (formal motive-form)
비기심 (formal noun-from-verb)
비기시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
비기셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
비기셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
비기신 (determiner formal past)
비기시는 (determiner formal present)
비기실 (determiner formal future)

First attested in the Gyechuk ilgi (癸丑日記 / 계축일기), c. 1600 , as Early Modern Korean 비기다 (Yale: pikita).
From Old Korean 擬可 (*PIki).


스물

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 스믏 (Yale: sumulh).

(native numeral) twenty (independently, without a classifier)


계층

[kje̞t͡ɕʰɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 階層, from 階 (“rank”) + 層 (“layer”)

ko-etym-Sino

사회에서 지배계층이 하급계층의 요구를 묵살하는 일은 흔하다.

In society a dominant group often ignores the wishes of subordinate groups.

sahoeeseo jibaegyecheung'i hageupgyecheung'ui yogureul muksalhaneun ireun heunhada.

(usually politics) class of people, stratum


생각나다

ko-verb

생각나다 • (saenggangnada) (infinitive 생각나, sequential 생각나니)

saenggangnada (romanization)
생각나 (infinitive)
생각나니 (sequential)
생각난다 (formal indicative non-past)
생각나 (indicative informal non-past)
생각나요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
생각납니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
생각났다 (formal indicative past)
생각났어 (indicative informal past)
생각났어요 (indicative informal past polite)
생각났습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
생각나느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
생각나 (informal interrogative non-past)
생각나요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
생각납니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
생각났느냐 (formal interrogative past)
생각났어 (informal interrogative past)
생각났어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
생각났습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
생각나자 (formal hortative)
생각나 (hortative informal)
생각나요 (hortative informal polite)
생각나십시다 (formal hortative polite)
생각나라 (formal imperative)
생각나 (imperative informal)
생각나요 (imperative informal polite)
생각납시오 (formal imperative polite)
생각나겠다 (assertive formal)
생각나겠어 (assertive informal)
생각나겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
생각나겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
생각나 (causative formal)
생각나서 (causative informal)
생각나니 (causative informal polite)
생각나니까 (causative formal polite)
생각나지만 (contrastive formal)
생각나는데 (contrastive informal)
생각나더니 (contrastive informal polite)
생각나고 (conjunctive formal)
생각나면 (conditional formal)
생각나야 (conditional informal)
생각나려고 (formal motive-form)
생각남 (formal noun-from-verb)
생각나기 (informal noun-from-verb)
생각났음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
생각났기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
생각난 (determiner formal past)
생각나는 (determiner formal present)
생각날 (determiner formal future)
생각나신다 (formal indicative non-past)
생각나셔 (indicative informal non-past)
생각나세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
생각나셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
생각나십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
생각나셨다 (formal indicative past)
생각나셨어 (indicative informal past)
생각나셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
생각나셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
생각나시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
생각나셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
생각나세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
생각나셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
생각나십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
생각나셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
생각나셨어 (informal interrogative past)
생각나셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
생각나셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
생각나시라 (formal imperative)
생각나셔 (imperative informal)
생각나세요 (imperative informal polite)
생각나십시오 (formal imperative polite)
생각나시겠다 (assertive formal)
생각나시겠어 (assertive informal)
생각나시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
생각나시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
생각나셔 (causative formal)
생각나셔서 (causative informal)
생각나시니 (causative informal polite)
생각나시니까 (causative formal polite)
생각나시지만 (contrastive formal)
생각나시는데 (contrastive informal)
생각나시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
생각나시고 (conjunctive formal)
생각나시면 (conditional formal)
생각나셔야 (conditional informal)
생각나시려고 (formal motive-form)
생각나심 (formal noun-from-verb)
생각나시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
생각나셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
생각나셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
생각나신 (determiner formal past)
생각나시는 (determiner formal present)
생각나실 (determiner formal future)

[sʰɛŋɡa̠ŋna̠da̠]

Univerbation of 생각 (saenggak, “thought”) + 나다 (nada, “to emerge”).


먹이다

ko-verb

먹이다 • (meogida) (infinitive 먹여 or 먹이어, sequential 먹이니)

meogida (romanization)
먹여 (infinitive)
먹이어 (infinitive)
먹이니 (sequential)
먹인다 (formal indicative non-past)
먹여 (indicative informal non-past)
먹여요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
먹이어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
먹입니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
먹였다 (formal indicative past)
먹였어 (indicative informal past)
먹였어요 (indicative informal past polite)
먹였습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
먹이느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
먹여 (informal interrogative non-past)
먹여요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
먹이어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
먹입니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
먹였느냐 (formal interrogative past)
먹였어 (informal interrogative past)
먹였어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
먹였습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
먹이자 (formal hortative)
먹여 (hortative informal)
먹여요 (hortative informal polite)
먹이어요 (hortative informal polite)
먹이십시다 (formal hortative polite)
먹여라 (formal imperative)
먹이어라 (formal imperative)
먹여 (imperative informal)
먹여요 (imperative informal polite)
먹이어요 (imperative informal polite)
먹입시오 (formal imperative polite)
먹이겠다 (assertive formal)
먹이겠어 (assertive informal)
먹이겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
먹이겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
먹여 (causative formal)
먹여서 (causative informal)
먹이어서 (causative informal)
먹이니 (causative informal polite)
먹이니까 (causative formal polite)
먹이지만 (contrastive formal)
먹이는데 (contrastive informal)
먹이더니 (contrastive informal polite)
먹이고 (conjunctive formal)
먹이면 (conditional formal)
먹여야 (conditional informal)
먹이어야 (conditional informal)
먹이려고 (formal motive-form)
먹임 (formal noun-from-verb)
먹이기 (informal noun-from-verb)
먹였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
먹이었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
먹였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
먹이었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
먹인 (determiner formal past)
먹이는 (determiner formal present)
먹일 (determiner formal future)
먹이신다 (formal indicative non-past)
먹이셔 (indicative informal non-past)
먹이세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
먹이셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
먹이십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
먹이셨다 (formal indicative past)
먹이셨어 (indicative informal past)
먹이셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
먹이셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
먹이시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
먹이셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
먹이세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
먹이셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
먹이십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
먹이셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
먹이셨어 (informal interrogative past)
먹이셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
먹이셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
먹이시라 (formal imperative)
먹이셔 (imperative informal)
먹이세요 (imperative informal polite)
먹이십시오 (formal imperative polite)
먹이시겠다 (assertive formal)
먹이시겠어 (assertive informal)
먹이시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
먹이시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
먹이셔 (causative formal)
먹이셔서 (causative informal)
먹이시니 (causative informal polite)
먹이시니까 (causative formal polite)
먹이시지만 (contrastive formal)
먹이시는데 (contrastive informal)
먹이시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
먹이시고 (conjunctive formal)
먹이시면 (conditional formal)
먹이셔야 (conditional informal)
먹이시려고 (formal motive-form)
먹이심 (formal noun-from-verb)
먹이시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
먹이셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
먹이셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
먹이신 (determiner formal past)
먹이시는 (determiner formal present)
먹이실 (determiner formal future)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 머기〮다〮 (Yale: mèkí-tá).
먹 (meok-, “to eat”) + 이 (-i-, causative suffix) + 다 (-da, suffix conventionally given for citation forms).

ko-etym-verbal-suffix

(transitive) causative of 먹다 (meokda, “to eat”):

(sports) to score (a goal against the opposing team)


보도하다

ko-verb

보도하다 • (bodohada) (infinitive 보도해 or 보도하여, sequential 보도하니)

bodohada (romanization)
보도해 (infinitive)
보도하여 (infinitive)
보도하니 (sequential)
보도한다 (formal indicative non-past)
보도해 (indicative informal non-past)
보도해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
보도합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
보도했다 (formal indicative past)
보도했어 (indicative informal past)
보도했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
보도했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
보도하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
보도해 (informal interrogative non-past)
보도해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
보도합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
보도했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
보도했어 (informal interrogative past)
보도했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
보도했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
보도하자 (formal hortative)
보도해 (hortative informal)
보도해요 (hortative informal polite)
보도하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
보도해라 (formal imperative)
보도하여라 (formal imperative)
보도해 (imperative informal)
보도해요 (imperative informal polite)
보도합시오 (formal imperative polite)
보도하겠다 (assertive formal)
보도하겠어 (assertive informal)
보도하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
보도하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
보도해 (causative formal)
보도해서 (causative informal)
보도하여서 (causative informal)
보도하니 (causative informal polite)
보도하니까 (causative formal polite)
보도하지만 (contrastive formal)
보도하는데 (contrastive informal)
보도하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
보도하고 (conjunctive formal)
보도하면 (conditional formal)
보도해야 (conditional informal)
보도하여야 (conditional informal)
보도하려고 (formal motive-form)
보도함 (formal noun-from-verb)
보도하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
보도했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
보도하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
보도했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
보도하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
보도한 (determiner formal past)
보도하는 (determiner formal present)
보도할 (determiner formal future)
보도하신다 (formal indicative non-past)
보도하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
보도하세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
보도하셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
보도하십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
보도하셨다 (formal indicative past)
보도하셨어 (indicative informal past)
보도하셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
보도하셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
보도하시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
보도하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
보도하세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
보도하셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
보도하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
보도하셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
보도하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
보도하셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
보도하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
보도하시라 (formal imperative)
보도하셔 (imperative informal)
보도하세요 (imperative informal polite)
보도하십시오 (formal imperative polite)
보도하시겠다 (assertive formal)
보도하시겠어 (assertive informal)
보도하시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
보도하시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
보도하셔 (causative formal)
보도하셔서 (causative informal)
보도하시니 (causative informal polite)
보도하시니까 (causative formal polite)
보도하시지만 (contrastive formal)
보도하시는데 (contrastive informal)
보도하시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
보도하시고 (conjunctive formal)
보도하시면 (conditional formal)
보도하셔야 (conditional informal)
보도하시려고 (formal motive-form)
보도하심 (formal noun-from-verb)
보도하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
보도하셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
보도하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
보도하신 (determiner formal past)
보도하시는 (determiner formal present)
보도하실 (determiner formal future)

보도(報道) (bodo) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).


수저

From 술 (sul, “spoon”) + 저(箸) (jeo, “chopstick”). First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 수〮져〮 (Yale: swúcyé).

ko-etym-native

금(金)수저

the high upper class, the wealthy and privileged; gold cutlery

은(銀)수저

the upper middle class or low upper class; silver cutlery

흙수저

the lower class, the poor and unprivileged; dirt cutlery


동공

[ˈto̞(ː)ŋɡo̞ŋ]

(anatomy) pupil (a black hole located in the center of the iris)


벌집

[ˈpɘ(ː)ʎt͡ɕ͈ip̚]

벌 (beol, “bee”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 집 (jip, “house”).


증후군

[t͡ɕɯŋβuɡun]

Sino-Korean word from 症候群, from 症候 (“symptom”) + 群 (“group”)


붕어빵

[puŋʌ̹p͈a̠ŋ]

붕어 (bung'eo, “crucian carp”) + 빵 (ppang, “bread”).

compound

taiyaki; a type of pastry in a form of fish with sweet azuki bean paste inside, popular in Korea and Japan during winter times


자위

Sino-Korean word from 自慰, from 自 (“self”) + 慰 (“comfort”).


셔츠

Borrowed from English shirt, shirts, perhaps influenced by Japanese シャツ (shatsu).

(South Korea) a shirt (article of clothing)


조카딸

[t͡ɕo̞kʰa̠t͈a̠ɭ]


손녀

Sino-Korean word from 孫女, from 孫 (“grandchild”) + 女 (“female”)


믿음

From 믿 (mit-, “to believe, to trust”) + 음 (-eum, nominalisation ending).


게이

(Internet slang, sometimes humorous) user, forum user, social media user; often mistakenly understood as a shortening of 게시판 이용자 (gesipan iyongja, “forum user”).


이랑

이랑을 짓다

밭이랑


여장

Sino-Korean word from 女裝, from 女 (“female”) + 裝 (“clothing”)

ko-etym-sino

Coordinate term: 남장 (namjang)


남장

Sino-Korean word from 男裝, from 男 (“male”) + 裝 (“clothing”)

Coordinate term: 여장 (yeojang)


천조

Sino-Korean word from 千 (“thousand”) + 兆 (“trillion”)

ko-etym-Sino

quadrillion (1 followed by fifteen zeros, 10¹⁵)


백경

Sino-Korean word from 百 (“hundred”) + 京 (“ten quadrillion”)

quintillion (1 followed by eighteen zeros, 10¹⁸)


십해

Sino-Korean word from 十垓, from 十 (“ten”) + 垓 (“hundred quintillion”)

(rare) sextillion (1 followed by twenty-one zeros, 10²¹)


십억

Sino-Korean word from 十億, from 十 (“ten”) + 億 (“hundred million”)


억

Sino-Korean word from 億 (“hundred million”)


달콤하다

ko-adj

달콤하다 • (dalkomhada) (infinitive 달콤해 or 달콤하여, sequential 달콤하니)

dalkomhada (romanization)
달콤해 (infinitive)
달콤하여 (infinitive)
달콤하니 (sequential)
달콤하다 (formal indicative non-past)
달콤해 (indicative informal non-past)
달콤해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
달콤합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
달콤했다 (formal indicative past)
달콤했어 (indicative informal past)
달콤했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
달콤했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
달콤하냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
달콤해 (informal interrogative non-past)
달콤해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
달콤합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
달콤했냐 (formal interrogative past)
달콤했어 (informal interrogative past)
달콤했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
달콤했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
달콤하겠다 (assertive formal)
달콤하겠어 (assertive informal)
달콤하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
달콤하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
달콤해 (causative formal)
달콤해서 (causative informal)
달콤하여서 (causative informal)
달콤하니 (causative informal polite)
달콤하니까 (causative formal polite)
달콤하지만 (contrastive formal)
달콤한데 (contrastive informal)
달콤하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
달콤하고 (conjunctive formal)
달콤하면 (conditional formal)
달콤해야 (conditional informal)
달콤하여야 (conditional informal)
달콤함 (formal noun-from-verb)
달콤하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
달콤했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
달콤하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
달콤했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
달콤하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
달콤한 (determiner informal present)
달콤할 (determiner future informal)
달콤하시다 (indicative non-past)
달콤하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
달콤하세요 (indicative non-past polite)
달콤하셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
달콤하십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
달콤하셨다 (indicative past)
달콤하셨어 (indicative informal past)
달콤하셨어요 (indicative past polite)
달콤하셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
달콤하시냐 (interrogative non-past)
달콤하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
달콤하세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
달콤하셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
달콤하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
달콤하셨냐 (interrogative past)
달콤하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
달콤하셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
달콤하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
달콤하시겠다 (assertive)
달콤하시겠어 (assertive informal)
달콤하시겠어요 (assertive polite)
달콤하시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
달콤하셔 (causative)
달콤하셔서 (causative informal)
달콤하시니 (causative polite)
달콤하시니까 (causative formal)
달콤하시지만 (contrastive)
달콤하신데 (contrastive informal)
달콤하시더니 (contrastive polite)
달콤하시고 (conjunctive)
달콤하시면 (conditional)
달콤하셔야 (conditional informal)
달콤하심 (noun-from-verb)
달콤하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
달콤하셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
달콤하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
달콤하신 (determiner informal present)
달콤하실 (determiner future informal)

달콤 (dalkom, root) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).

af

(of an experience) to be sweet; to be enjoyable


매콤하다

ko-adj

매콤하다 • (maekomhada) (infinitive 매콤해 or 매콤하여, sequential 매콤하니)

maekomhada (romanization)
매콤해 (infinitive)
매콤하여 (infinitive)
매콤하니 (sequential)
매콤하다 (formal indicative non-past)
매콤해 (indicative informal non-past)
매콤해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
매콤합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
매콤했다 (formal indicative past)
매콤했어 (indicative informal past)
매콤했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
매콤했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
매콤하냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
매콤해 (informal interrogative non-past)
매콤해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
매콤합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
매콤했냐 (formal interrogative past)
매콤했어 (informal interrogative past)
매콤했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
매콤했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
매콤하겠다 (assertive formal)
매콤하겠어 (assertive informal)
매콤하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
매콤하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
매콤해 (causative formal)
매콤해서 (causative informal)
매콤하여서 (causative informal)
매콤하니 (causative informal polite)
매콤하니까 (causative formal polite)
매콤하지만 (contrastive formal)
매콤한데 (contrastive informal)
매콤하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
매콤하고 (conjunctive formal)
매콤하면 (conditional formal)
매콤해야 (conditional informal)
매콤하여야 (conditional informal)
매콤함 (formal noun-from-verb)
매콤하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
매콤했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
매콤하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
매콤했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
매콤하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
매콤한 (determiner informal present)
매콤할 (determiner future informal)
매콤하시다 (indicative non-past)
매콤하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
매콤하세요 (indicative non-past polite)
매콤하셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
매콤하십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
매콤하셨다 (indicative past)
매콤하셨어 (indicative informal past)
매콤하셨어요 (indicative past polite)
매콤하셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
매콤하시냐 (interrogative non-past)
매콤하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
매콤하세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
매콤하셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
매콤하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
매콤하셨냐 (interrogative past)
매콤하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
매콤하셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
매콤하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
매콤하시겠다 (assertive)
매콤하시겠어 (assertive informal)
매콤하시겠어요 (assertive polite)
매콤하시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
매콤하셔 (causative)
매콤하셔서 (causative informal)
매콤하시니 (causative polite)
매콤하시니까 (causative formal)
매콤하시지만 (contrastive)
매콤하신데 (contrastive informal)
매콤하시더니 (contrastive polite)
매콤하시고 (conjunctive)
매콤하시면 (conditional)
매콤하셔야 (conditional informal)
매콤하심 (noun-from-verb)
매콤하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
매콤하셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
매콤하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
매콤하신 (determiner informal present)
매콤하실 (determiner future informal)

매콤 (maekom) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).


후사

Sino-Korean word from 後嗣, from 後 (“descendants”) + 嗣 (“descendants, heirs”)


후사

Sino-Korean word from 後事 (“aftermath, successor”)

후사를 부탁하다


미녀

Sino-Korean word from 美女, from 美 (“beautiful”) + 女 (“female”)


회색

Sino-Korean word from 灰色, from 灰 (“grey”) + 色 (“color”)

ko-etym-sino

회색:


소변

Sino-Korean word from 小便 (“urine”). See also Japanese 小便(しょうべん) (shōben).


아귀

Sino-Korean word from 餓鬼, from 餓 (“to be hungry, to starve”) + 鬼 (“devil, ghost”)

(Buddhism) preta; starving ghost; a famished devil


능격

[nɯŋk͈jʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 能格, from 能 (“ability”) + 格 (“pattern”), with compound/genitive tensing applied


골키퍼

[k͈o̞ɭcçipʰʌ̹]


철새

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭs͈ɛ]

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ɭs͈e̞]

From 철 (cheol, “season”) + 새 (sae, “bird”).


이듬해

이듬 (ideum, meaning unknown) + 해 (hae, “year”). This is one of a number of Korean words that seem to derive from an ancient root *it meaning "two", which was lost by Middle Korean times. See also 이듬 (ideum, “second plowing of the fields”), 이틀 (iteul, “two days”), 이듭 (ideup, “two years of age”).


빛깔

Of native Korean origin. From 빛 (bit) + 깔 (-kkal).


결혼식

[kjʌ̹ɾβo̞nɕʰik̚]

Sino-Korean word from 結婚式 (“wedding ceremony”)


남근

Sino-Korean word from 男根 (“penis, cock”)


원자

Sino-Korean word from 原子, from 原 (“original”) + 子, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 原子 (genshi).


후각

the sense of smell, smell, olfactory sense


척량

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɲa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 脊梁 (“spinal column”)


생머리

[sʰe̞ŋmʌ̹ɾi]

From 생 (生, saeng, “living, alive”) + 머리 (meori, “hair”).

긴생머리

찰랑대는 그녀의 생머리가 아름답다.

Challangdaeneun geunyeoui saengmeoriga areumdapda.


혹성

[ɸʷo̞ks͈ʌ̹ŋ]


인중

인중이 길다


젖

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 졎〮 (Yale: cyéc).
Perhaps from Goguryeo 濟次/齊次 (*cec).


칠각형

chilgakhyeong (romanization)
七角形 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰiɭɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 七角形, from 七 (“seven”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


삼각형

[sʰa̠mɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 三角形, from 三 (“three”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”)


십각형

[ɕʰip̚k͈a̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 十角形, from 十 (“ten”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


육각형

Sino-Korean word from 六角形, from 六 (“six”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


사각형

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 四角形, from 四 (“four”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


오각형

[ˈo̞(ː)ɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 五角形, from 五 (“five”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


구각형

[kuɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 九角形, from 九 (“nine”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


엽록소

Sino-Korean word from 葉綠素 (“(biochemistry) chlorophyll”).


엽록체

Sino-Korean word from 葉綠體 (“chloroplast”).


팔각형

[pʰa̠ɭɡa̠cçʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 八角形, from 八 (“eight”) + 角 (“angle”) + 形 (“shape”).


방정식

[pa̠ŋd͡ʑʌ̹ŋɕʰik̚]


초록빛

[t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞k̚p͈it̚]

From 초록(草綠) (chorok, “green grass”) + 빛 (bit, “colour”).

com

초록빛:


광호흡

[kwa̠ŋβo̞ɣɯp̚]

Sino-Korean word from 光呼吸 (“photorespiration”).


미지수

Sino-Korean word from 未知數 (“unknown number”).

(mathematics) unknown quantity; the unknown


세포핵

[ˈsʰe̞(ː)pʰo̞ɦɛk̚]

Sino-Korean word from 細胞核 (“cell nucleus”).


초록색

[t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞ks͈ɛk̚]

[t͡ɕʰo̞ɾo̞ks͈e̞k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 草綠 (“green”) + 色 (“colour”).

초록색:


갈아타다

ko-verb

갈아타다 • (garatada) (infinitive 갈아타, sequential 갈아타니)

garatada (romanization)
갈아타 (infinitive)
갈아타니 (sequential)
갈아탄다 (formal indicative non-past)
갈아타 (indicative informal non-past)
갈아타요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
갈아탑니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
갈아탔다 (formal indicative past)
갈아탔어 (indicative informal past)
갈아탔어요 (indicative informal past polite)
갈아탔습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
갈아타느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
갈아타 (informal interrogative non-past)
갈아타요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
갈아탑니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
갈아탔느냐 (formal interrogative past)
갈아탔어 (informal interrogative past)
갈아탔어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
갈아탔습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
갈아타자 (formal hortative)
갈아타 (hortative informal)
갈아타요 (hortative informal polite)
갈아타십시다 (formal hortative polite)
갈아타라 (formal imperative)
갈아타 (imperative informal)
갈아타요 (imperative informal polite)
갈아탑시오 (formal imperative polite)
갈아타겠다 (assertive formal)
갈아타겠어 (assertive informal)
갈아타겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
갈아타겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
갈아타 (causative formal)
갈아타서 (causative informal)
갈아타니 (causative informal polite)
갈아타니까 (causative formal polite)
갈아타지만 (contrastive formal)
갈아타는데 (contrastive informal)
갈아타더니 (contrastive informal polite)
갈아타고 (conjunctive formal)
갈아타면 (conditional formal)
갈아타야 (conditional informal)
갈아타려고 (formal motive-form)
갈아탐 (formal noun-from-verb)
갈아타기 (informal noun-from-verb)
갈아탔음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
갈아탔기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
갈아탄 (determiner formal past)
갈아타는 (determiner formal present)
갈아탈 (determiner formal future)
갈아타신다 (formal indicative non-past)
갈아타셔 (indicative informal non-past)
갈아타세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
갈아타셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
갈아타십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
갈아타셨다 (formal indicative past)
갈아타셨어 (indicative informal past)
갈아타셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
갈아타셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
갈아타시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
갈아타셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
갈아타세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
갈아타셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
갈아타십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
갈아타셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
갈아타셨어 (informal interrogative past)
갈아타셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
갈아타셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
갈아타시라 (formal imperative)
갈아타셔 (imperative informal)
갈아타세요 (imperative informal polite)
갈아타십시오 (formal imperative polite)
갈아타시겠다 (assertive formal)
갈아타시겠어 (assertive informal)
갈아타시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
갈아타시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
갈아타셔 (causative formal)
갈아타셔서 (causative informal)
갈아타시니 (causative informal polite)
갈아타시니까 (causative formal polite)
갈아타시지만 (contrastive formal)
갈아타시는데 (contrastive informal)
갈아타시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
갈아타시고 (conjunctive formal)
갈아타시면 (conditional formal)
갈아타셔야 (conditional informal)
갈아타시려고 (formal motive-form)
갈아타심 (formal noun-from-verb)
갈아타시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
갈아타셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
갈아타셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
갈아타신 (determiner formal past)
갈아타시는 (determiner formal present)
갈아타실 (determiner formal future)

갈 (gal-, “to change”)+ 아 (-a, infinitive suffix) + 타다 (tada, “to ride”). Compare Japanese 乗り換える (literally “to ride + to change”).

ncog

(transport) to change to, to transfer to


옥좌

Sino-Korean word from 玉座 (“jade seat; throne”)


얼짱

[ʌ̹ʎt͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]

(slang) a good-looking person; a person that follows specific style of fashion


옥색

Sino-Korean word from 玉色 (“jade colour”).


생물체

[sʰɛŋmuʎt͡ɕʰe̞]

[sʰe̞ŋmuʎt͡ɕʰe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 生物體 (“organism, living thing”)


벤젠

From English benzene via Japanese ベンゼン (benzen).


방향족

[pa̠ŋʝa̠ŋd͡ʑo̞k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 芳香族 (“aromatic compounds”)


조직학

Sino-Korean word from 組織學, from 組織 (“tissue”) + 學 (“-logy”).


젖당못견딤증

[t͡ɕʌ̹t̚t͈a̠ŋmo̞t̚k͈jʌ̹ndimd͡ʑɯŋ]

From 젖당 (jeotdang, “lactose”) + 못 (mot, “not”) + 견디다 (gyeondida, “to endure, to bear”) (in its nominal form) + 증 (症, jeung, “symptom”).


먹이그물

[mʌ̹ɡiɡɯmuɭ]

From 먹이 (meogi, “food, feed”) + 그물 (geumul, “net, web”).


흑색종

[xɯks͈ɛk̚t͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]

[xɯks͈e̞k̚t͡ɕ͈o̞ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 黑色腫 (“black swelling”)


탄수화물

Sino-Korean word from 炭水化物 (“carbohydrate”)


탄화수소

Sino-Korean word from 炭化水素 (“hydrocarbon”)


식물학

[ɕʰiŋmuɾɦa̠k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 植物學, from 植物 (“plant”) + 學 (“-logy”).


지우개

지우— (jiu-, “to erase”) + 개 (-gae, “-er”, inanimate agent suffix).

af

지우개 좀 써도 돼?

2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 176

Can I use your eraser for a moment? (informal non-polite speech style)


백혈구

[pe̞cçʌ̹ɭɡu]


척추

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹k̚t͡ɕʰu]


적혈구

[t͡ɕʌ̹cçʌ̹ɭɡu]

Sino-Korean word from 赤血球, from 赤 (“red”) + 血球 (“blood cell”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 赤血球(せっけっきゅう) (sekkekkyū).

ko-etym-sino

(hematology, cytology) a red blood cell; an erythrocyte


처녀막

[ˈt͡ɕʰɘ(ː)ɲʌ̹ma̠k̚]


여드름

Possibly from 열(熱) (yeol, “heat”) + 들음 (deureum, from 들 (deul-, “to come, to get”) + 음 (-eum, nominalisation suffix)).


백설

Sino-Korean word from 白雪, from 白 (“white”) + 雪 (“snow”)


비단길

From 비단(緋緞) (bidan, “silk fabric”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 길 (gil, “road”).


재작년

[ˈt͡ɕɛ(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n]

[ˈt͡ɕe̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 再昨年, from 再 (“further, again”) + 昨年 (“last year”)


김치찌개

a sort of Korean stew made of kimchi and pork


인절미

[iɲd͡ʑʌ̹ɭmi]

A kind of Korean snack consisting of rice cake made from glutinous rice and coated with various kinds of powdered beans, nuts, herbs, etc.


닭갈비

a dish originating from Gangwon province which is made of spiced chicken and a lot of vegetables.


덮밥

a Korean dish consisting of a bowl of rice covered by various other ingredients which are eaten together


고속 도로

Sino-Korean word from 고속(高速) (gosok, “high speed”) + 도로(道路) (doro, “road”)


된장

[ˈtø̞(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

From 된 (doen-, “hard”) + 장(醬) (jang, “sauce”).

북장(北醬)

as made in Hamgyeongdo, the northeastern region of North Korea


기생

→ Japanese: キーセン (kīsen)

→ English: gisaeng, kisaeng

Sino-Korean word from 妓生, from 妓 (“female entertainer; prostitute”) + 生 (“life, living”).

(historical) courtesan, kisaeng or gisaeng


기생

Sino-Korean word from 寄生 (“parasitism”).


표면장력

pyomyeonjangnyeok (romanization)
表面張力 (hanja)

[pʰjomjʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋɲʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 表面張力 (“surface tension”)


된장찌개

[ˈtwe̞(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋt͡ɕ͈iɡɛ]

[ˈtø̞(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋt͡ɕ͈iɡɛ]

[ˈtwe̞(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋt͡ɕ͈iɡe̞]

[ˈtø̞(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋt͡ɕ͈iɡe̞]

doenjang-jjigae, a sort of stew made of 된장 and beef (sometimes seafood)


떡국

a Korean dish consisting of sliced tteok, beef, and egg, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year


두발

Sino-Korean word from 頭髮, from 頭 (“head”) + 髮 (“hair”).


떡볶이

From 떡 (tteok, “rice cake”) + 볶이 (bokki, “stir-fried and seasoned food”).

compound

tteokbokki (stir-fried tteoks seasoned with red pepper paste)


라볶이

Blend of 라면 (ramyeon) + 떡볶이 (tteokbokki).


참기름

[t͡ɕʰa̠mɡiɾɯm]


메주

First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 密祖 (Yale: *micwo).
In the Hangul script, first attested in the Hunmong jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527, as Middle Korean 며주〮 (Yale: myècwú).
Likely related to Manchu ᠮᡳᠰᡠᠨ (misun, “thick sauce, paste”) and Japanese 味噌(みそ) (miso, “fermented soybean paste”); Alexander Vovin assumes both are direct borrowings from Early Old Korean.

ja-r

(cooking) block of fermented beans, used to make doenjang


무지개

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 므〮지게〮 (Yale: múcìkéy). Equivalent to 물 (mul, “water”) + 지게 (jige, “door”).


미용실

beauty parlour, hairdresser's, hair salon


약과

yakgwa (very greasy Korean dessert made of rice and ginger)


제육덮밥

a Korean dish consisting of a bowl of rice and spiced pork


청회색

cheonghoesaek (romanization)
靑灰色 (hanja)

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋβwe̞sʰɛk̚]

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɦø̞sʰɛk̚]

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋβwe̞sʰe̞k̚]

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋɦø̞sʰe̞k̚]


칼국수

Of native Korean origin. From 칼 (kal, “knife”) + 국수 (guksu, “noodle”).

a kind of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood


화채

[ɸwa̠t͡ɕʰe̞]

a Korean dessert similar to fruit punch made of sliced fruits or flower petals and soft drinks (traditionally honeyed water)


폭탄주

폭탄(爆彈) (poktan, “bomb”) + 주(酒) (ju, “alcohol”). Calque of English bomb shot.


화차

[ˈɸwa̠(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠]


삼겹살

samgyeopsal, raw thick bacon that is grilled right before being eaten


육회

yukhoe, a Korean dish made of raw beef, sliced pear, and sesame oil


선상

[sʰʌ̹nsʰa̠ŋ]


생선회

[sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹nβwe̞]

[sʰɛŋsʰʌ̹nɦø̞]

[sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹nβwe̞]

[sʰe̞ŋsʰʌ̹nɦø̞]


유과

Sino-Korean word from 油 (“pastry”) + 菓 (“fruit”).

ko-etym-sino

yugwa (a Korean dessert made of fried rice and honey)


자장면

[t͡ɕa̠d͡ʑa̠ŋmjʌ̹n]

From Chinese 炸醬麵／炸酱面 (zhájiàngmiàn) (작장면).

Jajangmyeon, a Korean dish consisting of noodle and savory black bean paste which has its origins in northern China


육개장

yukgaejang, a spicy Korean dish made of chicken (or beef), powdered red pepper, and fern.


태극기

[tʰɛɡɯk̚k͈i]

Sino-Korean word from 太極旗, from 太極 (“taegeuk”) + 旗 (“flag”).

태극기가 펄럭이다.

태극기는 국기 게양일마다 게양 위치가 다르다.

The Taegeukgi has different hoisting positions for each flag hoisting day.

Taegeukgi-neun gukgi geyang'il-mada geyang wichi-ga dareuda.

사람들이 손에 ^태극기를 쥐며 "^대한독립만세!"를 외치다.
Saram-deur-i son-e ^taegeukgi-reul jwimyeo ^daehandongnimmanse!-Reul oechida.
People hold the Taegeukgi in their hands and shout for "Long Live Korean Independence!".

Taegeukgi, the official flag of South Korea


새우젓

[sʰɛud͡ʑʌ̹t̚]

[sʰe̞ud͡ʑʌ̹t̚]

saeu-jeot (salted little shrimps that have been fermented until they resemble a paste, frequently used to season kimchi)


청주

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹ŋd͡ʑu]

South Chungcheong
South Chungcheong#English

Cheongju (the provincial capital, the largest city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea)


현금

Sino-Korean word from 玄 (“black”) + 琴 (“zither”); a translation of 거문고 (geomun'go) into Chinese.


유아

Sino-Korean word from 乳兒, from 乳 (“milk”) + 兒 (“infant”)


머리카락

[mʌ̹ɾikʰa̠ɾa̠k̚]

Equivalent to 머리 (meori, “head”) + 가락 (garak, “long slender thing”). First attested in the 17th century, where it was written as 머리카락 (melikhalak), 머리ᄏᆞ락 (melikholak). Reason for the aberrant aspiration in the second component is unclear.

머리카락 색깔

그녀는 머리카락을 잘라 본 적이 없다.

geunyeoneun meorikarageul jalla bon jeogi eopda.


습지

[sʰɯp̚t͡ɕ͈i]

반딧불이는 깨끗한 하천이나 습지에 산다.

Fireflies live in clean streams or wetlands.

Banditburi-neun kkaekkeuthan hacheon-ina seupji-e sanda.

(geology) marsh, wetlands, swamp, boggy ground


조각

[t͡ɕo̞ɡa̠k̚]


프리랜서

[pʰɯɾiɾɛnsʰʌ̹]

[pʰɯɾiɾe̞nsʰʌ̹]


곁사슬

From 곁 (gyeot, “side”) + 사슬 (saseul, “chain”).


범성애

beomseong'ae (romanization)
汎性愛 (hanja)
凡性愛 (hanja)

[ˈpɘ(ː)msʰʌ̹ŋɛ]

[ˈpɘ(ː)msʰʌ̹ŋe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 汎性愛/凡性愛 (汎性愛 / 凡性愛).


콩팥

Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean 코ᇰᄑᆞᇧ (Yale: khwong.phosk), 코ᇰᄑᆞᆾ (Yale: khwong.phoch), 코ᇰᄑᆞᆺ (Yale: khwong.phos).
A combined form of 콩 (kong) and 팥 (pat), due to their physical similarities with the human kidney.


신장

[ˈɕʰi(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 腎臟, from 腎 (“kidney”) + 臟 (“viscera”).


황후

Sino-Korean word from 皇后, from 皇 (“emperor”) + 后 (“queen”)


연애

Sino-Korean word from 戀愛 (“love, affection”).

ko-etym-sino

연애하다

to date, to have a romantic relationship with


샘

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


如來

Hanja form of 여래 (“(Buddhism) tathagata”).


비빔밥

→ English: bibimbap

From 비빔 (bibim, “mixing”) + 밥 (bap, “rice”). First attested in the Siuijeonseo as 부븸밥 (bubuimbap).


국기

Sino-Korean word from 國旗, from 國 (“nation”) + 旗 (“flag”).


쉰

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 쉰〯 (Yale: swǔyn).


재벌

desc

→ English: chaebol, chaebŏl, jaebol, jaebeol

→ French: chaebol

→ German: Jaebeol

→ Hungarian: csebol

→ Japanese: 財閥(チェボル) (cheboru)

→ Polish: czebol

→ Russian: чебо́ль (čebólʹ)

→ Spanish: chaebol

Sino-Korean word from 財閥. Doublet of 자이바쓰 (jaibasseu).

(business) chaebol (a large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate)

(business, historical) zaibatsu (a large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual)


장석

[t͡ɕa̠ŋsʰʌ̹k̚]

Sino-Korean word from 長石, from 長 (“long”) + 石 (“stone”)


동성

Sino-Korean word from 同性, from 同 (“same”) + 性 (“gender; sex”)


이성

Sino-Korean word from 異性, from 異 (“different”) + 性 (“gender; sex”)

[ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]


이성

[ˈi(ː)sʰʌ̹ŋ]

(philosophy, South Korea) reason; logic; rationality


표현형

pyohyeonhyeong (romanization)
表現型 (hanja)

[pʰjoʝʌ̹nʝʌ̹ŋ]


상사병

[sʰa̠ŋsʰa̠p͈jʌ̹ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 相思病, from 相思 (“yearning”) + 病 (“disease”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


닭살

From 닭 (dak, “chicken”) + 살 (sal, “skin”).


黃道

Hanja form of 황도 (“(astronomy) ecliptic”).


西遊記

Hanja form of 서유기 (“(history) Journey to the West”).


광구

Sino-Korean word from 光球, from 光 (“bright”) + 球 (“sphere”)


하플로그룹

[ha̠pʰɯɭɭo̞ɡɯɾup̚]


염색체

[ˈjɘ(ː)msʰɛk̚t͡ɕʰe̞]

Sino-Korean word from 染色體 (“chromosome”)


적응도

[t͡ɕʌ̹ɡɯŋdo̞]


하트

하트의 퀸


민중

Sino-Korean word from 民衆 (“the people”).

(chiefly South Korea, politics) minjung; the ruled class people, of the peasantry or working-class


쓸개

First attested in the Geumganggyeong samgahae (金剛經三家解 / 금강경삼가해), 1482, as Middle Korean ᄡᅳᆯ게 (Yale: psulkey).


십이지장

Japanese 十二指腸, which is a calque of Dutch twaalfvingerige darm.


不等式

Hanja form of 부등식 (“(mathematics) inequality”).


배양액

Sino-Korean word from 培養液 (“culture medium”)


기원전

[kiwʌ̹ɲd͡ʑʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 기원(紀元) (giwon) + 전(前) (jeon).


육체

Sino-Korean word from 肉體, from 肉 (“flesh”) + 體 (“body”); i.e. body as a matter.

(anatomy) human body (generally, otherwise as the opposite of the mind)


따님

Coordinate term: 아드님 (adeunim)


아드님

Coordinate term: 따님 (ttanim)


아버님

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 아바〮님〯 (Yale: àpánǐm).

ko-etym-native

Coordinate term: 어머님 (eomeonim)


어머님

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 어〮마님〯 (Yale: émànǐm).

Coordinate term: 아버님 (abeonim)


해질녘

[hɛd͡ʑiʎʎʌ̹k̚]

[he̞d͡ʑiʎʎʌ̹k̚]

Of native Korean origin. Univerbation of 해 (hae, “sun”) + 질 (jil, “which sets”) + 녘 (nyeok, “around [a time]”).


內心

Hanja form of 내심 (“(geometry) an incenter”).


윷놀이

Yut, a traditional board game played in Korea, especially during Korean New Year


우주선

Sino-Korean word from 宇宙船 (“spacecraft, spaceship”)

ko-etym-sino

(vehicles, space science) spacecraft, spaceship


우주선

Sino-Korean word from 宇宙線 (“cosmic ray”)

(astrophysics) cosmic ray, cosmic radiation


외계어

[ˈø̞(ː)ɡje̞ʌ̹]

[ˈwe̞(ː)ɡe̞ʌ̹]

[ˈø̞(ː)ɡe̞ʌ̹]

Sino-Korean word from 外界語, from 外界 (“alien”) + 語 (“language”)

(Internet) The style of writing in which Korean Hangul-script text is represented by a mix of scripts, such as Hangul, numbers, Japanese Kana and special symbols.


과로사

Sino-Korean word from 過勞死, from 過勞 (“overwork”) + 死 (“death”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 過労死 (karōshi).


센스쟁이

[s͈e̞ns͈ɯd͡ʑɛŋi]

센스 (senseu, “good taste”, from English sense) + 쟁이 (-jaeng'i, agentive suffix).

suffix

from English <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">sense</i>


사생

Sino-Korean word from 寫生, from 寫 (“draw, sketch”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)


사생

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)sʰɛŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 死生, from 死 (“death”) + 生 (“life, living, lifetime”)


밀당

From 밀다 (milda, “to push, shove”) + 당기다 (danggida, “to pull, draw”); i.e. pushing and pulling.

(neologism, relationship) playing hard to get, blowing hot and cold


여든

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 여든〮 (Yale: yètún).


아흔

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 아ᄒᆞᆫ (Yale: ahon).


서른

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 셜흔〮 (Yale: syèlhún).


일흔

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 닐흔〮 (Yale: nìlhún).

(native numeral, possibly dated) seventy


마흔

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 마ᅀᆞᆫ〮 (Yale: màzón).
The h consonant in the modern form is unexpected, possibly influenced by Middle Korean 셜흔 (syelhun, “thirty”) (modern 서른 (seoreun)).


예순

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 여ᄉᆔᆫ〯 (Yale: yèsywǔyn).


적외선

[t͡ɕʌ̹ɡwe̞sʰʌ̹n]

[t͡ɕʌ̹ɡø̞sʰʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 赤外線, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 赤外線(せきがいせん) (sekigaisen)


자외선

[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ø̞sʰʌ̹n]

Sino-Korean word from 紫外線, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 紫外線(しがいせん) (shigaisen)


새콤하다

ko-adj

새콤하다 • (saekomhada) (infinitive 새콤해 or 새콤하여, sequential 새콤하니)

saekomhada (romanization)
새콤해 (infinitive)
새콤하여 (infinitive)
새콤하니 (sequential)
새콤하다 (formal indicative non-past)
새콤해 (indicative informal non-past)
새콤해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
새콤합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
새콤했다 (formal indicative past)
새콤했어 (indicative informal past)
새콤했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
새콤했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
새콤하냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
새콤해 (informal interrogative non-past)
새콤해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
새콤합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
새콤했냐 (formal interrogative past)
새콤했어 (informal interrogative past)
새콤했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
새콤했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
새콤하겠다 (assertive formal)
새콤하겠어 (assertive informal)
새콤하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
새콤하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
새콤해 (causative formal)
새콤해서 (causative informal)
새콤하여서 (causative informal)
새콤하니 (causative informal polite)
새콤하니까 (causative formal polite)
새콤하지만 (contrastive formal)
새콤한데 (contrastive informal)
새콤하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
새콤하고 (conjunctive formal)
새콤하면 (conditional formal)
새콤해야 (conditional informal)
새콤하여야 (conditional informal)
새콤함 (formal noun-from-verb)
새콤하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
새콤했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
새콤하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
새콤했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
새콤하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
새콤한 (determiner informal present)
새콤할 (determiner future informal)
새콤하시다 (indicative non-past)
새콤하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
새콤하세요 (indicative non-past polite)
새콤하셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
새콤하십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
새콤하셨다 (indicative past)
새콤하셨어 (indicative informal past)
새콤하셨어요 (indicative past polite)
새콤하셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
새콤하시냐 (interrogative non-past)
새콤하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
새콤하세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
새콤하셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
새콤하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
새콤하셨냐 (interrogative past)
새콤하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
새콤하셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
새콤하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
새콤하시겠다 (assertive)
새콤하시겠어 (assertive informal)
새콤하시겠어요 (assertive polite)
새콤하시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
새콤하셔 (causative)
새콤하셔서 (causative informal)
새콤하시니 (causative polite)
새콤하시니까 (causative formal)
새콤하시지만 (contrastive)
새콤하신데 (contrastive informal)
새콤하시더니 (contrastive polite)
새콤하시고 (conjunctive)
새콤하시면 (conditional)
새콤하셔야 (conditional informal)
새콤하심 (noun-from-verb)
새콤하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
새콤하셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
새콤하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
새콤하신 (determiner informal present)
새콤하실 (determiner future informal)

새콤 (saekom) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving adjectives).


중력자

[ˈt͡ɕu(ː)ŋɲʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]


콤퓨터

Borrowed from English computer. Doublet of 컴퓨터 (keompyuteo).


점심

Sino-Korean word from 點心 (“snack”). First attested in the 順天金氏墓出土簡札/순천김씨 묘 출토 간찰 ("Letters excavated from the grave of Lady Suncheon Kim"), c. 1585, as Middle Korean 뎜심 (Yale: tyemsim).
Doublet of 딤섬 (dimseom), and cognate with Jeju 징심 (jingsim).

lang

順天金氏墓出土簡札/순천김씨 묘 출토 간찰

順天金氏墓出土簡札/순천김씨 묘 출토 간찰

ko-etym-native

점심을 먹다

아빠는 점심에 고기 먹는 거 싫어해.

Appa-neun jeomsim-e gogi meongneun geo sireo-hae.

lunch, luncheon [from before c. 1585]
lunch, luncheon


남존여비

namjonnyeobi (romanization)
男尊女卑 (hanja)

Sino-Korean word from 男尊女卑 (“male chauvinism, valuing men above women”)


성교

Sino-Korean word from 性交 (“sexual intercourse, coitus”).

(formal) sexual intercourse, coitus, sex


노란색

노란 (noran, “yellow”, present determiner of 노랗다 (norata)) + 색(色) (saek, “colour”).

compound

present determiner of <i class="Kore mention" lang="ko">노랗다</i> (norata)

노란색:


형법

[çʌ̹ŋp͈ʌ̹p̚]

Sino-Korean word from 刑法 (“criminal law”), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


천문학

Sino-Korean word from 天文學, from 天文 (“astronomy”) + 學 (“study”).


란제리

[ɾa̠ɲd͡ʑe̞ɾi]


속옷

From 속 (sok, “inside, inner”) + 옷 (ot, “clothing”).


뇌우

Sino-Korean word from 雷雨, from 雷 (“thunder”) + 雨 (“rain”)


애인

Sino-Korean word from 愛人, from 愛 (“love”) + 人 (“person”). The Yanbian sense a semantic loan from Chinese 愛人／爱人 (àirén).

zh-l

愛人／爱人 (àirén)


질량

Sino-Korean word from 質量, an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 質量(しつりょう) (shitsuryō)

공간의 일부를 차지하고 질량을 갖는 요소.

An element that occupies part of space and has mass.

gongganui ilbureul chajihago jillyang'eul ganneun yoso.


갈비

kalbi, galbi (a Korean barbecued rib dish)


방언

Sino-Korean word from 方言 (“dialect, patois”)

ko-etym-sino

언어학이란 학문에 있어, 언어와 방언의 차이는 매우 모호하다 할 수 있겠습니다.

In the academic field of linguistics, we may say that the distinction between a language and a dialect is very imprecise.

eoneohag-iran hangmun-e isseo, eoneo-wa bang'eon-ui chai-neun mae'u mohohada hal su itgetseumnida.

사투리

chiefly non-academic, colloquially dominant


주차장

[ˈt͡ɕu(ː)t͡ɕʰa̠d͡ʑa̠ŋ]


옷장

[o̞t̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ŋ]

Of native Korean origin. From 옷 (ot, “clothes”) + 장(欌) (jang, “wardrobe”).


냉장고

[ˈnɛ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo̞]

[ˈne̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋɡo̞]

Sino-Korean word from 冷藏庫, from 冷藏 (“refrigeration”) + 庫 (“depository”).

ko-etym-sino

남은 음식은 냉장고에다 넣어 두었어.

Nameun eumsig-eun naengjanggo-eda neo'eo dueosseo.


轉注

Hanja form of 전주 (“(linguistics) figurative extension of meaning”).


충돌

[t͡ɕʰuŋdo̞ɭ]


신부

Coordinate term: 신랑 (sillang)


군주제

monarchy (form of government with a hereditary head of state)


양주

Western liquor, especially whiskey/whisky


열여섯

[jʌ̹ʎʎʌ̹sʰʌ̹t̚]


신교도

Sino-Korean word from 新敎徒 (“Protestant”), a form of 新教徒.


책방

[t͡ɕʰɛk̚p͈a̠ŋ]

[t͡ɕʰe̞k̚p͈a̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 冊房 (“bookstore, bookshop”)


맛없다

ko-adj

맛없다 • (madeopda) (infinitive 맛없어, sequential 맛없으니)

madeopda (romanization)
맛없어 (infinitive)
맛없으니 (sequential)
맛없다 (formal indicative non-past)
맛없어 (indicative informal non-past)
맛없어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
맛없습니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
맛없었다 (formal indicative past)
맛없었어 (indicative informal past)
맛없었어요 (indicative informal past polite)
맛없었습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
맛없느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
맛없어 (informal interrogative non-past)
맛없어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
맛없습니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
맛없었느냐 (formal interrogative past)
맛없었어 (informal interrogative past)
맛없었어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
맛없었습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
맛없겠다 (assertive formal)
맛없겠어 (assertive informal)
맛없겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
맛없겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
맛없어 (causative formal)
맛없어서 (causative informal)
맛없으니 (causative informal polite)
맛없으니까 (causative formal polite)
맛없지만 (contrastive formal)
맛없는데 (contrastive informal)
맛없더니 (contrastive informal polite)
맛없고 (conjunctive formal)
맛없으면 (conditional formal)
맛없어야 (conditional informal)
맛없음 (formal noun-from-verb)
맛없기 (informal noun-from-verb)
맛없었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
맛없었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
맛없는 (determiner informal present)
맛없을 (determiner future informal)
맛없으시다 (indicative non-past)
맛없으셔 (indicative informal non-past)
맛없으세요 (indicative non-past polite)
맛없으셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
맛없으십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
맛없으셨다 (indicative past)
맛없으셨어 (indicative informal past)
맛없으셨어요 (indicative past polite)
맛없으셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
맛없으시냐 (interrogative non-past)
맛없으셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
맛없으세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
맛없으셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
맛없으십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
맛없으셨냐 (interrogative past)
맛없으셨어 (informal interrogative past)
맛없으셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
맛없으셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
맛없으시겠다 (assertive)
맛없으시겠어 (assertive informal)
맛없으시겠어요 (assertive polite)
맛없으시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
맛없으셔 (causative)
맛없으셔서 (causative informal)
맛없으시니 (causative polite)
맛없으시니까 (causative formal)
맛없으시지만 (contrastive)
맛없으신데 (contrastive informal)
맛없으시더니 (contrastive polite)
맛없으시고 (conjunctive)
맛없으시면 (conditional)
맛없으셔야 (conditional informal)
맛없으심 (noun-from-verb)
맛없으시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
맛없으셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
맛없으셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
맛없으신 (determiner informal present)
맛없으실 (determiner future informal)


어버이

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 어버ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: èpèzí), originally from *업 (Yale: *èp, “father”) + 어ᅀᅵ〮 (Yale: èzí, “mother”) but no longer perceivable as such.

ko-etym-native

A title of the Supreme Leader of North Korea.


엘리베이터

Borrowed from American English elevator.


오토바이

From English autobicycle (an early term for motorcycle), influenced by Japanese オートバイ (ōtobai) from the same source.

bor

an early term for <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">motorcycle</i>


와이프

Coordinate term: 남편 (nampyeon)

(humble, colloquial, chiefly South Korea) wife


칼날

Of native Korean origin. From 칼 (kal) + 날 (nal).

the edge of a sword; the blade of a knife


사거리

[ˈsʰa̠(ː)ɡʌ̹ɾi]

From 사 (四, sa, “four”) + 거리 (geori, “street”).


하늘색

하늘색:


랩톱

[ɾɛp̚tʰo̞p̚]


호치키스

[ɸʷo̞t͡ɕʰicçisʰɯ]

Borrowed from Japanese ホッチキス (hotchikisu), from English Hotchkiss, after the E. H. Hotchkiss Company of Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S., an early and prominent manufacturer of staplers.

스테이플러 스테이플러#Korean

Synonym of 스테이플러 (seuteipeulleo, “stapler”) (device which binds together paper)


신발

Of native Korean origin. From 신 (sin, “shoe”) + 발 (bal, “foot”).


치약

Sino-Korean word from 齒藥, from 齒 (“tooth”) + 藥 (“medicine”)

ko-etym-sino

Chiyag-euro i-reul dakkara!


국자

Sino-Korean word from 國字, from 國 (“country; nation”) + 字 (“writing”). Compare Japanese 国字 (“kokuji”)

gukja (Han characters invented outside of China)


주전자

[t͡ɕud͡ʑʌ̹ɲd͡ʑa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 酒煎子 (“kettle, teakettle”)


휴대전화

hyudaejeonhwa (romanization)
携帶電話 (hanja)

[çudɛd͡ʑʌ̹nβwa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 携帶 (“handheld”) + 電話 (“telephone”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 携帯電話(けいたいでんわ) (keitai denwa).


핸드폰

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from hand + phone. See also English handphone.


휴대폰

Compound of 휴대(携帶) (hyudae, “mobile, portable”) + 폰 (pon, “phone”).

com+

내 휴대폰을 돌려다오.


변호사

Sino-Korean word from 辯護士 (“lawyer, solicitor, counsel, attorney, barrister”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 弁護士(べんごし) (bengoshi). Cognate with Jeju 벤호사 (benhosa), Hakka 辯護士／辩护士 (phien-fu-sṳ), and Min Nan 辯護士／辩护士 (piān-hō͘-sū, piǎn-hō͘-sǐr).


십칠

[ɕʰip̚t͡ɕʰiɭ]


씹하다

ko-verb

씹하다 • (ssiphada) (infinitive 씹해 or 씹하여, sequential 씹하니)

ssiphada (romanization)
씹해 (infinitive)
씹하여 (infinitive)
씹하니 (sequential)
씹한다 (formal indicative non-past)
씹해 (indicative informal non-past)
씹해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
씹합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
씹했다 (formal indicative past)
씹했어 (indicative informal past)
씹했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
씹했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
씹하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
씹해 (informal interrogative non-past)
씹해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
씹합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
씹했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
씹했어 (informal interrogative past)
씹했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
씹했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
씹하자 (formal hortative)
씹해 (hortative informal)
씹해요 (hortative informal polite)
씹하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
씹해라 (formal imperative)
씹하여라 (formal imperative)
씹해 (imperative informal)
씹해요 (imperative informal polite)
씹합시오 (formal imperative polite)
씹하겠다 (assertive formal)
씹하겠어 (assertive informal)
씹하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
씹하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
씹해 (causative formal)
씹해서 (causative informal)
씹하여서 (causative informal)
씹하니 (causative informal polite)
씹하니까 (causative formal polite)
씹하지만 (contrastive formal)
씹하는데 (contrastive informal)
씹하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
씹하고 (conjunctive formal)
씹하면 (conditional formal)
씹해야 (conditional informal)
씹하여야 (conditional informal)
씹하려고 (formal motive-form)
씹함 (formal noun-from-verb)
씹하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
씹했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
씹하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
씹했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
씹하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
씹한 (determiner formal past)
씹하는 (determiner formal present)
씹할 (determiner formal future)

씹 (ssip) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

af

(vulgar, intransitive) to fuck, to copulate


성교하다

ko-verb

성교하다 • (seonggyohada) (infinitive 성교해 or 성교하여, sequential 성교하니)

seonggyohada (romanization)
성교해 (infinitive)
성교하여 (infinitive)
성교하니 (sequential)
성교한다 (formal indicative non-past)
성교해 (indicative informal non-past)
성교해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
성교합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
성교했다 (formal indicative past)
성교했어 (indicative informal past)
성교했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
성교했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
성교하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
성교해 (informal interrogative non-past)
성교해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
성교합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
성교했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
성교했어 (informal interrogative past)
성교했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
성교했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
성교하자 (formal hortative)
성교해 (hortative informal)
성교해요 (hortative informal polite)
성교하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
성교해라 (formal imperative)
성교하여라 (formal imperative)
성교해 (imperative informal)
성교해요 (imperative informal polite)
성교합시오 (formal imperative polite)
성교하겠다 (assertive formal)
성교하겠어 (assertive informal)
성교하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
성교하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
성교해 (causative formal)
성교해서 (causative informal)
성교하여서 (causative informal)
성교하니 (causative informal polite)
성교하니까 (causative formal polite)
성교하지만 (contrastive formal)
성교하는데 (contrastive informal)
성교하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
성교하고 (conjunctive formal)
성교하면 (conditional formal)
성교해야 (conditional informal)
성교하여야 (conditional informal)
성교하려고 (formal motive-form)
성교함 (formal noun-from-verb)
성교하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
성교했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
성교하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
성교했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
성교하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
성교한 (determiner formal past)
성교하는 (determiner formal present)
성교할 (determiner formal future)
성교하신다 (formal indicative non-past)
성교하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
성교하세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
성교하셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
성교하십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
성교하셨다 (formal indicative past)
성교하셨어 (indicative informal past)
성교하셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
성교하셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
성교하시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
성교하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
성교하세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
성교하셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
성교하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
성교하셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
성교하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
성교하셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
성교하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
성교하시라 (formal imperative)
성교하셔 (imperative informal)
성교하세요 (imperative informal polite)
성교하십시오 (formal imperative polite)
성교하시겠다 (assertive formal)
성교하시겠어 (assertive informal)
성교하시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
성교하시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
성교하셔 (causative formal)
성교하셔서 (causative informal)
성교하시니 (causative informal polite)
성교하시니까 (causative formal polite)
성교하시지만 (contrastive formal)
성교하시는데 (contrastive informal)
성교하시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
성교하시고 (conjunctive formal)
성교하시면 (conditional formal)
성교하셔야 (conditional informal)
성교하시려고 (formal motive-form)
성교하심 (formal noun-from-verb)
성교하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
성교하셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
성교하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
성교하신 (determiner formal past)
성교하시는 (determiner formal present)
성교하실 (determiner formal future)

성교(性交) (seonggyo) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

af

(intransitive) to have sex, to make love, to copulate


외할머니

[ø̞ɦa̠ɭmʌ̹ni]

From 외 (外, oe, “outside”) + 할머니 (halmeoni, “grandmother”). Compare Chinese 外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ).

zh-l

外祖母 (wàizǔmǔ)

maternal grandmother
maternal grandmother


십팔

[ɕʰip̚pʰa̠ɭ]


춤추다

ko-verb

춤추다 • (chumchuda) (infinitive 춤추어 or 춤춰, sequential 춤추니)

chumchuda (romanization)
춤추어 (infinitive)
춤춰 (infinitive)
춤추니 (sequential)
춤춘다 (formal indicative non-past)
춤추어 (indicative informal non-past)
춤추어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춤춰요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춤춥니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
춤추었다 (formal indicative past)
춤추었어 (indicative informal past)
춤추었어요 (indicative informal past polite)
춤추었습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
춤추느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
춤추어 (informal interrogative non-past)
춤추어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춤춰요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춤춥니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
춤추었느냐 (formal interrogative past)
춤추었어 (informal interrogative past)
춤추었어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
춤추었습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
춤추자 (formal hortative)
춤추어 (hortative informal)
춤추어요 (hortative informal polite)
춤춰요 (hortative informal polite)
춤추십시다 (formal hortative polite)
춤추어라 (formal imperative)
춤춰라 (formal imperative)
춤추어 (imperative informal)
춤추어요 (imperative informal polite)
춤춰요 (imperative informal polite)
춤춥시오 (formal imperative polite)
춤추겠다 (assertive formal)
춤추겠어 (assertive informal)
춤추겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
춤추겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
춤추어 (causative formal)
춤추어서 (causative informal)
춤춰서 (causative informal)
춤추니 (causative informal polite)
춤추니까 (causative formal polite)
춤추지만 (contrastive formal)
춤추는데 (contrastive informal)
춤추더니 (contrastive informal polite)
춤추고 (conjunctive formal)
춤추면 (conditional formal)
춤추어야 (conditional informal)
춤춰야 (conditional informal)
춤추려고 (formal motive-form)
춤춤 (formal noun-from-verb)
춤추기 (informal noun-from-verb)
춤추었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
춤췄음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
춤추었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
춤췄기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
춤춘 (determiner formal past)
춤추는 (determiner formal present)
춤출 (determiner formal future)
춤추신다 (formal indicative non-past)
춤추셔 (indicative informal non-past)
춤추세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춤추셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춤추십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
춤추셨다 (formal indicative past)
춤추셨어 (indicative informal past)
춤추셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
춤추셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
춤추시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
춤추셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
춤추세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춤추셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춤추십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
춤추셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
춤추셨어 (informal interrogative past)
춤추셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
춤추셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
춤추시라 (formal imperative)
춤추셔 (imperative informal)
춤추세요 (imperative informal polite)
춤추십시오 (formal imperative polite)
춤추시겠다 (assertive formal)
춤추시겠어 (assertive informal)
춤추시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
춤추시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
춤추셔 (causative formal)
춤추셔서 (causative informal)
춤추시니 (causative informal polite)
춤추시니까 (causative formal polite)
춤추시지만 (contrastive formal)
춤추시는데 (contrastive informal)
춤추시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
춤추시고 (conjunctive formal)
춤추시면 (conditional formal)
춤추셔야 (conditional informal)
춤추시려고 (formal motive-form)
춤추심 (formal noun-from-verb)
춤추시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
춤추셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
춤추셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
춤추신 (determiner formal past)
춤추시는 (determiner formal present)
춤추실 (determiner formal future)

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 춤〮츠〮다〮 (Yale: chwúm chú-tá). 춤 (chum, “dance”) + 추다 (chuda, “to dance”).


스커트

[sʰɯkʰʌ̹tʰɯ]


눈썹

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 눈섭 (Yale: nwùnsèp).


치마

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 치마 (Yale: chima).


추다

ko-verb

추다 • (chuda) (infinitive 추어 or 춰, sequential 추니)

chuda (romanization)
추어 (infinitive)
춰 (infinitive)
추니 (sequential)
춘다 (formal indicative non-past)
추어 (indicative informal non-past)
추어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춰요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
춥니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
추었다 (formal indicative past)
추었어 (indicative informal past)
추었어요 (indicative informal past polite)
추었습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
추느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
추어 (informal interrogative non-past)
추어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춰요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
춥니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
추었느냐 (formal interrogative past)
추었어 (informal interrogative past)
추었어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
추었습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
추자 (formal hortative)
추어 (hortative informal)
추어요 (hortative informal polite)
춰요 (hortative informal polite)
추십시다 (formal hortative polite)
추어라 (formal imperative)
춰라 (formal imperative)
추어 (imperative informal)
추어요 (imperative informal polite)
춰요 (imperative informal polite)
춥시오 (formal imperative polite)
추겠다 (assertive formal)
추겠어 (assertive informal)
추겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
추겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
추어 (causative formal)
추어서 (causative informal)
춰서 (causative informal)
추니 (causative informal polite)
추니까 (causative formal polite)
추지만 (contrastive formal)
추는데 (contrastive informal)
추더니 (contrastive informal polite)
추고 (conjunctive formal)
추면 (conditional formal)
추어야 (conditional informal)
춰야 (conditional informal)
추려고 (formal motive-form)
춤 (formal noun-from-verb)
추기 (informal noun-from-verb)
추었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
췄음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
추었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
췄기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
춘 (determiner formal past)
추는 (determiner formal present)
출 (determiner formal future)
추신다 (formal indicative non-past)
추셔 (indicative informal non-past)
추세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
추셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
추십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
추셨다 (formal indicative past)
추셨어 (indicative informal past)
추셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
추셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
추시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
추셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
추세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
추셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
추십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
추셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
추셨어 (informal interrogative past)
추셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
추셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
추시라 (formal imperative)
추셔 (imperative informal)
추세요 (imperative informal polite)
추십시오 (formal imperative polite)
추시겠다 (assertive formal)
추시겠어 (assertive informal)
추시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
추시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
추셔 (causative formal)
추셔서 (causative informal)
추시니 (causative informal polite)
추시니까 (causative formal polite)
추시지만 (contrastive formal)
추시는데 (contrastive informal)
추시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
추시고 (conjunctive formal)
추시면 (conditional formal)
추셔야 (conditional informal)
추시려고 (formal motive-form)
추심 (formal noun-from-verb)
추시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
추셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
추셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
추신 (determiner formal past)
추시는 (determiner formal present)
추실 (determiner formal future)

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 츠〮다〮 (Yale: chú-tá).

ko-etym-native

춤을 추다


양복

Sino-Korean word from 洋服, from 洋 (“western”) + 服 (“clothing”), an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 洋服(ようふく) (yōfuku).

ko-etym-sino

새 양복을 사고 싶다.


스웨터

[sʰɯwe̞tʰʌ̹]


젓

First attested in the Eoje naehun, (御製內訓 / 어제내훈), 1475 , as Middle Korean 젓 (Yale: ces). Compare the verb 절〯 (Yale: cěl-), modern 절 (jeol-, “to be salted, to be seasoned with salt”).

ko-etym-native

새우젓, 토화젓, 액젓, 멸치젓 등 여러 가지 젓갈들이 ^경동시장의 어느 가게에 쌓여 있다.
Sae'ujeot, tohwajeot, aekjeot, myeolchijeot deung yeoreo gaji jeotgal-deur-i ^gyeongdongsijang-ui eoneu gage-e ssayeo itda.
Various jeotgal, such as jeot made from small shrimp, freshwater shrimp, fish and anchovies, are being sold at a store in the Gyeongdong Market.

오사리젓

a salted fish sauce made with shrimp caught during the early summer season


프로그래머

[pʰɯɾo̞ɡɯɾɛmʌ̹]

[pʰɯɾo̞ɡɯɾe̞mʌ̹]


통역자

[tʰo̞ŋjʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]

Sino-Korean word from 通譯 (“interpreting”) + 者 (“-er”).


통역사

Sino-Korean word from 通譯士 (“interpreter”)


번역가

[pʌ̹ɲʌ̹k̚k͈a̠]

Sino-Korean word from 飜譯家, from 飜譯 (“translation”) + 家


데바나가리

Sanskrit देवनागरी (devanāgarī), compound of देव (deva, “deity, divine”) + नगर (nagara, “town, city”).

Devanagari (abugida alphabet of India and Nepal)


섹스하다

ko-verb

섹스하다 • (sekseuhada) (infinitive 섹스해 or 섹스하여, sequential 섹스하니)

sekseuhada (romanization)
섹스해 (infinitive)
섹스하여 (infinitive)
섹스하니 (sequential)
섹스한다 (formal indicative non-past)
섹스해 (indicative informal non-past)
섹스해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
섹스합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
섹스했다 (formal indicative past)
섹스했어 (indicative informal past)
섹스했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
섹스했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
섹스하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
섹스해 (informal interrogative non-past)
섹스해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
섹스합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
섹스했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
섹스했어 (informal interrogative past)
섹스했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
섹스했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
섹스하자 (formal hortative)
섹스해 (hortative informal)
섹스해요 (hortative informal polite)
섹스하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
섹스해라 (formal imperative)
섹스하여라 (formal imperative)
섹스해 (imperative informal)
섹스해요 (imperative informal polite)
섹스합시오 (formal imperative polite)
섹스하겠다 (assertive formal)
섹스하겠어 (assertive informal)
섹스하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
섹스하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
섹스해 (causative formal)
섹스해서 (causative informal)
섹스하여서 (causative informal)
섹스하니 (causative informal polite)
섹스하니까 (causative formal polite)
섹스하지만 (contrastive formal)
섹스하는데 (contrastive informal)
섹스하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
섹스하고 (conjunctive formal)
섹스하면 (conditional formal)
섹스해야 (conditional informal)
섹스하여야 (conditional informal)
섹스하려고 (formal motive-form)
섹스함 (formal noun-from-verb)
섹스하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
섹스했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
섹스하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
섹스했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
섹스하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
섹스한 (determiner formal past)
섹스하는 (determiner formal present)
섹스할 (determiner formal future)
섹스하신다 (formal indicative non-past)
섹스하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
섹스하세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
섹스하셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
섹스하십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
섹스하셨다 (formal indicative past)
섹스하셨어 (indicative informal past)
섹스하셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
섹스하셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
섹스하시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
섹스하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
섹스하세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
섹스하셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
섹스하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
섹스하셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
섹스하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
섹스하셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
섹스하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
섹스하시라 (formal imperative)
섹스하셔 (imperative informal)
섹스하세요 (imperative informal polite)
섹스하십시오 (formal imperative polite)
섹스하시겠다 (assertive formal)
섹스하시겠어 (assertive informal)
섹스하시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
섹스하시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
섹스하셔 (causative formal)
섹스하셔서 (causative informal)
섹스하시니 (causative informal polite)
섹스하시니까 (causative formal polite)
섹스하시지만 (contrastive formal)
섹스하시는데 (contrastive informal)
섹스하시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
섹스하시고 (conjunctive formal)
섹스하시면 (conditional formal)
섹스하셔야 (conditional informal)
섹스하시려고 (formal motive-form)
섹스하심 (formal noun-from-verb)
섹스하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
섹스하셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
섹스하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
섹스하신 (determiner formal past)
섹스하시는 (determiner formal present)
섹스하실 (determiner formal future)

섹스 (sekseu) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).


매춘부

Sino-Korean word from 賣春婦, from 賣春 (“prostitution”) + 婦 (“woman”)


사이다

Borrowed from English cider, perhaps by way of Japanese サイダー (saidā).


전자메일

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ɲd͡ʑa̠me̞iɭ]

전자(電子) (jeonja, “electronic”) + 메일 (meil, “mail”)


타이어

From 타이 (tai, “Thailand”) + 어(語) (-eo, “language”).


오락

Sino-Korean word from 五樂, from 五 (“five”) + 樂 (“pleasure”).


경찰서

gyeongchalseo (romanization)
警察署 (hanja)

[ˈkjɘ(ː)ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ɭs͈ʌ̹]

Sino-Korean word from 警察署 (“police station”)


한여름

[ha̠nɲʌ̹ɾɯm]

『^한여름 밤의 꿈』 ― 『^hanyeoreum ^bam-ui ^kkum』 ― A Midsummer Night's Dream


관리자

Sino-Korean word from 管理者, from 管理 (“manage”) + 者 (“-er”).


후유증

huyujeung (romanization)
後遺症 (hanja)
後遺證 (hanja)

[ˈɸʷu(ː)jut͡ɕ͈ɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 後遺症/後遺證 (後遺症 / 後遺證), with compound/genitive tensing applied.


열다섯

[jʌ̹ɭt͈a̠sʰʌ̹t̚]


열넷

(native numeral) fourteen (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열일곱

[jʌ̹ʎʎiɭɡo̞p̚]


열여덟

[jʌ̹ʎʎʌ̹dʌ̹ɭ]


열셋

[jʌ̹ɭs͈e̞t̚]

Of native Korean origin. From 열 (yeol) + 셋 (set).

(native numeral) thirteen (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열하나

[jʌ̹ɾɦa̠na̠]

Of native Korean origin. From 열 (yeol) + 하나 (hana).

(native numeral) eleven (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


열둘

Of native Korean origin. From 열 (yeol) + 둘 (dul).

(native numeral) twelve (in isolation, with a nominal sense)


매주

Sino-Korean word from 每週, from 每 (“every”) + 週 (“week”)

매주 우리는 당신들을 생각하게 만드는 소소한 퀴즈 시간을 가질 겁니다.

Every week we’ll have a little quiz to get you thinking.

maeju urineun dangsindeureul saenggakhage mandeuneun sosohan kwijeu siganeul gajil geomnida.


시아버지

[ɕʰia̠bʌ̹d͡ʑi]

시(媤) (si-, “husband's family”) + 아버지 (abeoji, “father”).


시어머니

[ɕʰiʌ̹mʌ̹ni]

시(媤) (si-, “husband's family”) + 어머니 (eomeoni, “mother”).

mother-in-law for a woman, i.e. husband's mother


장모

Sino-Korean word from 丈母 (“mother-in-law (wife's mother)”)

ko-etym-sino

Coordinate term: 장인 (jang'in)


여인

Sino-Korean word from 女人, from 女 (“female”) + 人 (“person”)


열아홉

[jʌ̹ɾa̠βo̞p̚]


장인

Sino-Korean word from 丈人 (“father-in-law (wife's father)”)


장인

Sino-Korean word from 匠人 (“craftsman”); see also Middle Korean 쟈ᇰ〯ᅀᅵᆫ (cyǎngzìn).


신호등

[ˈɕʰi(ː)nβo̞dɯŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 信號燈 (“traffic lights, signal light”)


미용사

beautician (one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments)


마술사

Sino-Korean word from 魔術師 (“magician, conjurer”).


회계사

[ˈhø̞(ː)ɡe̞sʰa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 會計士 (“accountant”)


기술자

Sino-Korean word from 技術者, from 技術 (“technology”) + 者 (“-er”).


승무원

Sino-Korean word from 乘務員, from 乘務 (“onboard affairs”) + 員 (“member; employee”).


필통

필통 속을 찾아봐.

2012, Kyubyong Park, Learner's Korean-English Dictionary, Tuttle Publishing, page 238

Look inside the pencil case. (informal non-polite speech style)


와이셔츠

[wa̠iɕʰʌ̹t͡ɕʰɯ]

From Japanese ワイシャツ (wai-shatsu), from English white shirt.


대사

Sino-Korean word from 大使, from 大 (“great”) + 使 (“envoy”).


대사

명대사(名臺詞) ― myeongdaesa(名 臺詞 ) ― famous lines


대사

신진대사(新陳代謝) 신진대사#Korean

(physiology) Short for 신진대사(新陳代謝) (sinjindaesa, “metabolism”).


약사

Sino-Korean word from 藥師 (“pharmacist”).


약사

Sino-Korean word from 略史 (“brief history”).


여관

Sino-Korean word from 旅館 (“inn, motel, hotel”)


전화번호

jeonhwabeonho (romanization)
電話番號 (hanja)

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)nβwa̠bʌ̹nβo̞]

Sino-Korean word from 電話番號, from 電話 (“telephone”) + 番號 (“number”).

전화번호가 몇 번이에요?
^jeonhwabeonho-ga myeot beon-ieyo?
what's your phone number?


터미널

[tʰʌ̹minʌ̹ɭ]

From English terminal. Compare Japanese ターミナル.

고속버스 터미널


파마

Borrowed from Japanese パーマ (pāma), from English permanent.


슬리퍼

[sʰɯʎʎipʰʌ̹]


깁스

German Gips, abbreviation of Gipsverband (“plaster cast”).

cast (supportive and immobilising device)


미싱

From Japanese ミシン (mishin), from English sewing machine.

Synonym of 재봉틀 (jaebongteul, “sewing machine”)


늦가을

[nɯt̚k͈a̠ɯɭ]

Of native Korean origin. From 늦- (neut-, “late”) + 가을 (ga'eul, “autumn”).


죽지

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 쥭지 (Yale: cyukci).


핫도그

Coordinate term: 콘도그 (kondogeu)


토스트

[tʰo̞sʰɯtʰɯ]


사위

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 사회〮 (Yale: sàhwóy).


사위

Sino-Korean word from 斜 (“slant”) + 位 (“positioning”).


클럽

ko:클럽 (동음이의)


동창

Sino-Korean word from 同窓, from 同 (“same”) + 窓 (“window”).

[to̞ŋt͡ɕʰa̠ŋ]

schoolmate, graduates of the same school


회교

이슬람교 이슬람교#Korean


이슬람교

이슬람 (iseullam, “Islam”) + 교(敎) (-gyo, “religion”).


위생

위생장갑


농담하다

ko-verb

농담하다 • (nongdamhada) (infinitive 농담해 or 농담하여, sequential 농담하니)

nongdamhada (romanization)
농담해 (infinitive)
농담하여 (infinitive)
농담하니 (sequential)
농담한다 (formal indicative non-past)
농담해 (indicative informal non-past)
농담해요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
농담합니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
농담했다 (formal indicative past)
농담했어 (indicative informal past)
농담했어요 (indicative informal past polite)
농담했습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
농담하느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
농담해 (informal interrogative non-past)
농담해요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
농담합니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
농담했느냐 (formal interrogative past)
농담했어 (informal interrogative past)
농담했어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
농담했습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
농담하자 (formal hortative)
농담해 (hortative informal)
농담해요 (hortative informal polite)
농담하십시다 (formal hortative polite)
농담해라 (formal imperative)
농담하여라 (formal imperative)
농담해 (imperative informal)
농담해요 (imperative informal polite)
농담합시오 (formal imperative polite)
농담하겠다 (assertive formal)
농담하겠어 (assertive informal)
농담하겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
농담하겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
농담해 (causative formal)
농담해서 (causative informal)
농담하여서 (causative informal)
농담하니 (causative informal polite)
농담하니까 (causative formal polite)
농담하지만 (contrastive formal)
농담하는데 (contrastive informal)
농담하더니 (contrastive informal polite)
농담하고 (conjunctive formal)
농담하면 (conditional formal)
농담해야 (conditional informal)
농담하여야 (conditional informal)
농담하려고 (formal motive-form)
농담함 (formal noun-from-verb)
농담하기 (informal noun-from-verb)
농담했음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
농담하였음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
농담했기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
농담하였기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
농담한 (determiner formal past)
농담하는 (determiner formal present)
농담할 (determiner formal future)
농담하신다 (formal indicative non-past)
농담하셔 (indicative informal non-past)
농담하세요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
농담하셔요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
농담하십니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
농담하셨다 (formal indicative past)
농담하셨어 (indicative informal past)
농담하셨어요 (indicative informal past polite)
농담하셨습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
농담하시느냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
농담하셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
농담하세요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
농담하셔요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
농담하십니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
농담하셨느냐 (formal interrogative past)
농담하셨어 (informal interrogative past)
농담하셨어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
농담하셨습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
농담하시라 (formal imperative)
농담하셔 (imperative informal)
농담하세요 (imperative informal polite)
농담하십시오 (formal imperative polite)
농담하시겠다 (assertive formal)
농담하시겠어 (assertive informal)
농담하시겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
농담하시겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
농담하셔 (causative formal)
농담하셔서 (causative informal)
농담하시니 (causative informal polite)
농담하시니까 (causative formal polite)
농담하시지만 (contrastive formal)
농담하시는데 (contrastive informal)
농담하시더니 (contrastive informal polite)
농담하시고 (conjunctive formal)
농담하시면 (conditional formal)
농담하셔야 (conditional informal)
농담하시려고 (formal motive-form)
농담하심 (formal noun-from-verb)
농담하시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
농담하셨음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
농담하셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
농담하신 (determiner formal past)
농담하시는 (determiner formal present)
농담하실 (determiner formal future)

농담(弄談) (nongdam) + 하다 (-hada, “to do”, light verb deriving active verbs).

af

농담하지 마세요!


떫디떫다

ko-adj

떫디떫다 • (tteolditteolda) (infinitive 떫디떫어, sequential 떫디떫으니)

tteolditteolda (romanization)
떫디떫어 (infinitive)
떫디떫으니 (sequential)
떫디떫다 (formal indicative non-past)
떫디떫어 (indicative informal non-past)
떫디떫어요 (indicative informal non-past polite)
떫디떫습니다 (formal indicative non-past polite)
떫디떫었다 (formal indicative past)
떫디떫었어 (indicative informal past)
떫디떫었어요 (indicative informal past polite)
떫디떫었습니다 (formal indicative past polite)
떫디떫으냐 (formal interrogative non-past)
떫디떫어 (informal interrogative non-past)
떫디떫어요 (informal interrogative non-past polite)
떫디떫습니까 (formal interrogative non-past polite)
떫디떫었냐 (formal interrogative past)
떫디떫었어 (informal interrogative past)
떫디떫었어요 (informal interrogative past polite)
떫디떫었습니까 (formal interrogative past polite)
떫디떫겠다 (assertive formal)
떫디떫겠어 (assertive informal)
떫디떫겠어요 (assertive informal polite)
떫디떫겠습니다 (assertive formal polite)
떫디떫어 (causative formal)
떫디떫어서 (causative informal)
떫디떫으니 (causative informal polite)
떫디떫으니까 (causative formal polite)
떫디떫지만 (contrastive formal)
떫디떫은데 (contrastive informal)
떫디떫더니 (contrastive informal polite)
떫디떫고 (conjunctive formal)
떫디떫으면 (conditional formal)
떫디떫어야 (conditional informal)
떫디떫음 (formal noun-from-verb)
떫디떫기 (informal noun-from-verb)
떫디떫었음 (formal noun-from-verb past)
떫디떫었기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
떫디떫은 (determiner informal present)
떫디떫을 (determiner future informal)
떫디떫으시다 (indicative non-past)
떫디떫으셔 (indicative informal non-past)
떫디떫으세요 (indicative non-past polite)
떫디떫으셔요 (indicative non-past polite)
떫디떫으십니다 (formal indicative non-past)
떫디떫으셨다 (indicative past)
떫디떫으셨어 (indicative informal past)
떫디떫으셨어요 (indicative past polite)
떫디떫으셨습니다 (formal indicative past)
떫디떫으시냐 (interrogative non-past)
떫디떫으셔 (informal interrogative non-past)
떫디떫으세요 (interrogative non-past polite)
떫디떫으셔요 (interrogative non-past polite)
떫디떫으십니까 (formal interrogative non-past)
떫디떫으셨냐 (interrogative past)
떫디떫으셨어 (informal interrogative past)
떫디떫으셨어요 (interrogative past polite)
떫디떫으셨습니까 (formal interrogative past)
떫디떫으시겠다 (assertive)
떫디떫으시겠어 (assertive informal)
떫디떫으시겠어요 (assertive polite)
떫디떫으시겠습니다 (assertive formal)
떫디떫으셔 (causative)
떫디떫으셔서 (causative informal)
떫디떫으시니 (causative polite)
떫디떫으시니까 (causative formal)
떫디떫으시지만 (contrastive)
떫디떫으신데 (contrastive informal)
떫디떫으시더니 (contrastive polite)
떫디떫으시고 (conjunctive)
떫디떫으시면 (conditional)
떫디떫으셔야 (conditional informal)
떫디떫으심 (noun-from-verb)
떫디떫으시기 (informal noun-from-verb)
떫디떫으셨음 (noun-from-verb past)
떫디떫으셨기 (informal noun-from-verb past)
떫디떫으신 (determiner informal present)
떫디떫으실 (determiner future informal)

[ˈt͈ɘ(ː)ɭt͈it͈ʌ̹ɭt͈a̠]


탈북자

Sino-Korean word from 脫北者, from 脫北 (“escaping North Korea”) + 者 (“-er”).


크리스천

[kxɯɾisʰɯt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]


기독교도

Sino-Korean word from 基督敎徒 (“Christian”)


흑인

Sino-Korean word from 黑人 (“black person”)

Coordinate term: 백인 (baegin)

black person (dark-skinned person of African or Aboriginal descent)


백인

Sino-Korean word from 白人, from 白 (“white”) + 人 (“person”)

Coordinate term: 흑인 (heugin)

white person (white-skinned person of European, Caucasian descent)


번개

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 번〮게〮 (Yale: pénkéy).
Equivalent to the root 번 (beon, “*bright”) + suffix —게 (-ge, “the thing which”). Related to 번득 (beondeuk, “with a flash”), 번쩍 (beonjjeok).

ko-etym-native

번개가 번쩍였다.


홀어미

widow (a woman whose husband has died and who has not re-married)


안락의자

[a̠ɭɭa̠ɡɰid͡ʑa̠]

[a̠ɭɭa̠ɡid͡ʑa̠]


데이터

데이터를 수집하다

데이터를 분석하다

mathematical analysis
mathematical analysis


프로세서

[pʰɯɾo̞sʰe̞sʰʌ̹]


동지

위대한 김정은동지 우리는 당신밖에 모른다!
widaehan ^gimjeong'eundongji uri-neun dangsin-bakke moreunda!

2023, “We Will Follow You Only”, 차호근 (Cha ho kun), 리지성 (Ri ji sung) (lyrics), 김운룡 (Kim un ryong),황진영 (Hwang jin young) (music)

Great comrade Kim Jong Un, we know nobody except you!


글라스노스트

[kɯɭɭa̠sʰɯno̞sʰɯtʰɯ]

Borrowed from Russian гла́сность (glásnostʹ).


이인칭

Sino-Korean word from 二人稱 (“second person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)”)


일인칭

[iɾiɲt͡ɕʰiŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 一人稱 (“first person (the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement)”)


삼인칭

Sino-Korean word from 三人稱 (“third person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement)”)


인칭

Sino-Korean word from 人稱 (“(grammar) person”)


문장

Sino-Korean word from 文章 (“(grammar) sentence”)


외손녀

[ˈø̞(ː)sʰo̞nɲʌ̹]

Sino-Korean word from 外孫女, from 外 (“outside”) + 孫女 (“granddaughter”)


외손자

[ˈø̞(ː)sʰo̞ɲd͡ʑa̠]

Sino-Korean word from 外孫子, from 外 (“outside”) + 孫子 (“grandson”)


브라우저

[pɯɾa̠ud͡ʑʌ̹]


대기

(military) standing by/awaiting an order to mobilize


미술관

저희 미술관에 오신 것을 환영합니다.

Jeohui misulgwan-e osin geos-eul hwanyeonghamnida.


혁명

Sino-Korean word from 革命, from an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 革命(かくめい) (kakumei).


자극

[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡɯk̚]


발뒤꿈

발뒤꿈치 발뒤꿈치#Korean

Nonstandard form of 발뒤꿈치 (baldwikkumchi).


손톱

Of native Korean origin. From 손 (son, “hand”) + 톱 (top, “covering”).


발가락

First attested in the Myobeomnyeonhwagyeong eonhae (妙法蓮華經諺解 / 묘법연화경언해), 1463, as Middle Korean 밠〮가락 (Yale: pál-s-kàlàk).
발 (bal, “foot”) + ㅅ (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) + 가락 (garak, “strand”).

com

아기들은 자기 발가락을 빠는 경향이 있다.

Agi-deur-eun jagi balgarag-eul ppaneun gyeonghyang-i itda.


반바지

반(半) (ban, “half”) + 바지 (baji, “trousers, pants”).


정장

[ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠ŋ]

Sino-Korean word from 正裝 (“suit, full dress, formal dress”)


어부

Sino-Korean word from 漁夫/漁父 (漁夫 / 漁父, “fisherman”)


가라데

Borrowed from Japanese 空手 (karate, “karate”).


조끼

From Japanese チョッキ (chokki), from Portuguese jaqueta.


팬티

briefs, underpants, panties, knickers, boxers, shorts


스카프

[sʰɯkʰa̠pʰɯ]

이 스카프는 100% 모직이다. ― I seukapeu-neun 100% mojig-ida. ― This scarf is 100% wool.


브래지어

[pɯɾɛd͡ʑiʌ̹]

[pɯɾe̞d͡ʑiʌ̹]


교차로

Sino-Korean word from 交叉路 (“crossing, crossroad, crossway, intersection, junction”)

예술, 과학, 문화의 교차로에서

at the intersection of art, science and culture


소프트볼

[s͈o̞pʰɯtʰɯbo̞ɭ]


진눈깨비

진 (jin, “watery”) + 눈 (nun, “snow”) + 깨 (kkae) + 비 (bi, “rain”).


간선도로

Sino-Korean word from 간선(幹線) (ganseon, “main line”) + 도로(道路) (doro, “road”). Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 幹(かん)線(せん)道(どう)路(ろ) (kansendōro).

ko-etym-sino

main road, main thoroughfare, artery, arterial road, trunk road


천둥

[t͡ɕʰʌ̹nduŋ]

Nativisation of the Sino-Korean term 천동 (天動, cheondong, “heavenly movements”).
First attested in the Jīlín lèishì (鷄林類事 / 계림유사), 1103, as Late Old Korean 天動.


미용원

Sino-Korean word from 美容院 (“beauty parlour”)


소방서

[sʰo̞ba̠ŋsʰʌ̹]

Sino-Korean word from 消防署, from 消防 (“firefighting”) + 署 (“bureau, office”). See also Japanese 消防署 (shōbōsho).

(firefighting) fire station, fire department, firehouse


장갑

[ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋɡa̠p̚]

Sino-Korean word from 掌匣／掌甲 (掌匣 ／ 掌甲, “glove”)


장갑

[t͡ɕa̠ŋɡa̠p̚]


운동복

Sino-Korean word from 運動服, from 運動 (“exercise”) + 服 (“clothing”).

(clothing) sportswear, jogging suit, sweatsuit, sweatshirt


안개

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 안〯개〮 (Yale: ǎnkáy).


한국인

Sino-Korean word from 한국(韓國) (han'guk, “Korea”) + 인(人) (-in, “person”).


조선인

Sino-Korean word from 조선(朝鮮) (joseon, “Korea”) + 인(人) (-in, “person”).

(slang, derogatory) South Korean (person)


삼계탕

Sino-Korean word from 蔘鷄湯, from 蔘 (“ginseng”) + 鷄 (“chicken”) + 湯 (“soup”).