지레
Korean
Etymology 1
Of native Korean origin.
Noun
지레 • (jire)
- lever
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 지레질 (jirejil): levering
- 지레질하다 (jirejilhada): to lever
- 지렛대 (jiretdae): lever
- 지렛목 (jirenmok): fulcrum, pivot
See also
- 저울 (jeoul): balance, scale
- 저울질 (jeouljil): weighing, scaling
- 저울질하다 (jeouljilhada): to weigh, scale
- 줄 (jul): rope
- 줄타기 (jultagi): tightrope walking
- 줄타다 (jultada): to walk on the tightope
- 줄타기하다 (jultagihada): to walk on the tightrope
- 널 (neol): plank; seesaw, teeter-totter
- 널뛰기 (neolttwigi): seesawing
- 널뛰다 (neolttwida): to seesaw
- 그네 (geune): swing
- 그네뛰기 (geunettwigi): swinging
- 그네뛰다 (geunettwida): to swing
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin.
Adverb
지레 • (jire)
- beforehand, in advance
Synonyms
- 미리 (miri)
- 앞서 (apseo)
Derived terms
- 지레 짐작 (jire jimjak): conjecture, guesswork
- 지레채다 (jirechaeda): to know in advance, to foresee