"자꾸" meaning in Korean

See 자꾸 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕa̠k͈u] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jakku [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in the Dictionnaire Coréen-Français (Korean-French Dictionary), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 잡고 (Yale: capkwo), originally a connective form of 잡다 (japda, “to grab”), etymologically "grabs, and […] ". Etymology templates: {{ko-etym-native|Dictionnaire Coréen-Français (Korean-French Dictionary)|잡고|capkwo|1880|dot=,}} First attested in the Dictionnaire Coréen-Français (Korean-French Dictionary), 1880, as Early Modern Korean 잡고 (Yale: capkwo),, {{ko-l|잡다|to grab}} 잡다 (japda, “to grab”) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 자꾸 • (jakku)
  1. repeatedly; incessantly

Alternative forms

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