대꾸
Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tɛk͈u] ~ [te̞k͈u]
- Phonetic hangul: [대꾸/데꾸]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | daekku |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | dae'kku |
| McCune–Reischauer? | taekku |
| Yale Romanization? | tay.kkwu |
Noun
대꾸 • (daekku)
- reply, response, rejoinder, riposte, retort
- 대꾸를 못하다 ― daekku-reul mothada ― to have no response
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 말대꾸 (maldaekku, “backtalk”)
- 대꾸하다 (daekkuhada, “to reply, answer, talk back”)
Etymology 2
Presumably related to 자꾸 (jakku).
Adverb
대꾸 • (daekku)
- Chungcheong and Hwanghae form of 자꾸 (jakku, “repeatedly, incessantly”)
- 1981 February 23, 김환기, “되글 읽은 사람, 말글 읽은 사람”, in 한국구비문학대계, 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 (현 보령시 웅천읍):
- 어머님이 인저 어먼님께서 대꾸 논얼 나눠 달라구 했싸오 그려.
- Eomeonim-i injeo eomeonnim-kkeseo daekku non-eol nanwo dalla-gu haetssa-o geuryeo.
- She repeatedly asked me to divide the paddy fields with mother.