"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
    Sense id: en-자꾸-ko-adv-YGXijhJj Categories (other): Native Korean words
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕa̠k͈u] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jakku [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese チャック (chakku). Etymology templates: {{bor|ko|ja|チャック|tr=chakku}} Japanese チャック (chakku) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 자꾸 • (jakku)
  1. alternative form of 지퍼 (jipeo, “zipper”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 지퍼 (extra: jipeo, “zipper”)
    Sense id: en-자꾸-ko-noun-W4hy7U~h Categories (other): Korean entries with incorrect language header, Korean terms with redundant script codes, Korean terms with redundant transliterations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 0 100 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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