젖

젖

젖 U+C816, 젖 HANGUL SYLLABLE JEOJ Composition: ㅈ + ㅓ + ㅈ ← 정 [U+C815] Hangul Syllables 젗 → [U+C817]

저적젂젃전젅젆 젇절젉젊젋젌젍 젎젏점접젒젓젔 정젖젗젘젙젚젛
쟤 ←	→ 제

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 졎〮 (Yale: cyéc).

Perhaps from Goguryeo 濟次/齊次 (*cec).[1]

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [젇]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeot
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeoj
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏt
Yale Romanization?	cec

• South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 젖의 / 젖에 / 젖까지

  Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

Noun

젖 • (jeot)

1. (anatomy) breast
2. milk (of mammals)
3. milk (of plants), latex

Derived terms

• 젖가루 (jeotgaru)
• 젖가슴 (jeotgaseum)
• 젖꼭지 (jeotkkokji)
• 젖꼴만들기 (jeotkkolmandeulgi)
• 젖내 (jeonnae)
• 젖니 (jeonni)
• 젖동생 (jeotdongsaeng)
• 젖떨어지다 (jeottteoreojida)
• 젖떼기 (jeotttegi)
• 젖떼다 (jeottteda)
• 젖먹이 (jeonmeogi)
• 젖멍울 (jeonmeong'ul)
• 젖몸살 (jeonmomsal)
• 젖병 (jeotbyeong)
• 젖빛 (jeotbit)
• 젖산 (jeotsan)
• 젖샘 (jeotsaem)
• 젖소 (jeotso)
• 젖퉁 (jeot'tung)
• 젖퉁이 (jeot'tung'i)
• 졸인젖 (jorinjeot)

 

See also

• 젖다 (jeotda)
• 좆 (jot)
• 乳 (yu), the hanja for breast and milk

 

References

1. 『三国史記』 ｢地理志｣ の高句麗地名漢字：おもに日本語との比較による考証‎, 2016, page 23