대쪽

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From Early Modern Korean, Middle Korean 대ᄧᅩᆨ (taypcwok), equivalent to 대 (dae), short for 대나무 (daenamu, “bamboo”) + 쪽 (jjok), from 쪼개다 (jjogaeda, “to split”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛt͡ɕ͈o̞k̚] ~ [te̞t͡ɕ͈o̞k̚]
Phonetic hangul: [대쪽/데쪽]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	daejjok
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	dae'jjog
McCune–Reischauer^?	taetchok
Yale Romanization^?	tay.ccok

Noun

대쪽 • (daejjok)

split bamboo stem; a cut piece of bamboo
Synonyms: 댓조각 (daetjogak), 죽편(竹片) (jukpyeon)
honesty, uprightness
대쪽 같은 사람 ― daejjok gateun saram ― an honest person

Derived terms

대쪽칼 (daejjok'kal)
대칼 (daekal)