"치킨" meaning in Korean

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Noun

IPA: [t͡ɕʰicçin] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: chikin [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ko|en|chicken}} Borrowed from English chicken, {{cog|ja|チキン|tr=chikin}} Japanese チキン (chikin) Head templates: {{ko-noun}} 치킨 • (chikin)
  1. fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken Synonyms: 닭튀김, 통닭 (english: less often) Hypernyms: (english: animal), 닭고기 [meat, meats, food, lifestyle]
    Sense id: en-치킨-ko-noun-Hh-Fk5Jl 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, Meats Disambiguation of Korean entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant script codes: 88 12 Disambiguation of Korean terms with redundant transliterations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19 Disambiguation of Meats: 93 7
  2. (less often) roast chicken Synonyms: 통닭
    Sense id: en-치킨-ko-noun-ubmMzdwY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 치킨너겟 (chikinneoget), 치킨무 (chikinmu), 치맥 (chimaek), 순살치킨 (sunsalchikin) Related terms: 프라이드 치킨 (peuraideu chikin)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chikinneoget",
      "word": "치킨너겟"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chikinmu",
      "word": "치킨무"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "chimaek",
      "word": "치맥"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sunsalchikin",
      "word": "순살치킨"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "chicken"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English chicken",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "チキン",
        "tr": "chikin"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese チキン (chikin)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chikin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "치킨 • (chikin)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "peuraideu chikin",
      "word": "프라이드 치킨"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "61 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ko",
          "name": "Meats",
          "orig": "ko:Meats",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "english": "animal",
          "word": "닭"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "from a chicken"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "meat",
            "meats",
            "food",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "닭고기"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-치킨-ko-noun-Hh-Fk5Jl",
      "links": [
        [
          "fried chicken",
          "fried chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "닭튀김"
        },
        {
          "english": "less often",
          "word": "통닭"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "roast chicken"
      ],
      "id": "en-치킨-ko-noun-ubmMzdwY",
      "links": [
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ],
        [
          "chicken",
          "chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "less often",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(less often) roast chicken"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "통닭"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰicçin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "치킨"
    },
    {
      "other": "[치킨]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "치킨"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Korean entries with incorrect language header",
    "Korean lemmas",
    "Korean nouns",
    "Korean terms borrowed from English",
    "Korean terms derived from English",
    "Korean terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Korean terms with redundant script codes",
    "Korean terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ko:Meats"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "chikinneoget",
      "word": "치킨너겟"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chikinmu",
      "word": "치킨무"
    },
    {
      "roman": "chimaek",
      "word": "치맥"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sunsalchikin",
      "word": "순살치킨"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ko",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "chicken"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English chicken",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "チキン",
        "tr": "chikin"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese チキン (chikin)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English chicken. Compare Japanese チキン (chikin).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "chikin",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "치킨 • (chikin)",
      "name": "ko-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Korean",
  "lang_code": "ko",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "peuraideu chikin",
      "word": "프라이드 치킨"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fried chicken, especially Korean fried chicken"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "english": "animal",
          "word": "닭"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "from a chicken"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "meat",
            "meats",
            "food",
            "lifestyle"
          ],
          "word": "닭고기"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fried chicken",
          "fried chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "닭튀김"
        },
        {
          "english": "less often",
          "word": "통닭"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "roast chicken"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roast",
          "roast"
        ],
        [
          "chicken",
          "chicken"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "less often",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(less often) roast chicken"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "통닭"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕʰicçin]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
    {
      "hangeul": "치킨"
    },
    {
      "other": "[치킨]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "치킨"
}

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