잠자코

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᆷᄌᆞᆷ코〮 (Yale: còmcòm-khó), the connective form of the Sino-Korean adjective ᄌᆞᆷᄌᆞᆷᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: còmcòm-hòtá, "to be calm, to be still") > modern 잠잠하다 (潛潛—, jamjamhada). Doublet of 잠잠히 (jamjamhi, “quietly, calmly, stilly”).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠md͡ʑa̠kʰo̞]
Phonetic hangeul: [잠자코]

Revised Romanization^?	jamjako
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jamjako
McCune–Reischauer^?	chamjak'o
Yale Romanization^?	camcakho

Adverb

잠자코 • (jamjako)

quietly, implicitly, stilly, without speech or movement
친구는 내 말을 잠자코 들어주었다.
Chin-guneun nae mareul jamjako deureojueotda.
My friend listened to me quietly.
Synonyms: 조용히 (joyonghi), 잠잠히 (jamjamhi)