짝

짝

짝 U+C9DD, 짝 HANGUL SYLLABLE JJAG Composition: ㅉ + ㅏ + ㄱ Dubeolsik input: W-k-r ← 짜 [U+C9DC] Hangul Syllables 짞 → [U+C9DE]

Korean

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key)[t͡ɕ͈a̠k̚]
• Phonetic Hangul[짝]

Revised Romanization? jjak Revised Romanization (translit.)? jjag McCune–Reischauer? tchak Yale Romanization? ccak

Etymology 1

짜짝짞짟짠짡짢 짣짤짥짦짧짨짩 짪짫짬짭짮짯짰 짱짲짳짴짵짶짷
지 ←	→ 째

Syllable

짝 • (jjak)

1. A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㅉ, ㅏ, and ㄱ.

Etymology 2

First attested in the Hunmin jeongeum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄧᅡᆨ (bjak).

Noun

짝 • (jjak)

1. pair

   신발 한 짝

   sinbal han jjak

   a pair of shoes / one pair of shoes

   • 2016, 신향, 태극혜검 7(완결) (fiction), 뿔미디어, page 36:

     유, 유치하기 짝이 없구나.

     Yu, yuchihagi jjagi eopguna.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

2. partner; mate

   옆에 있는 너의 짝과 같이 공부해라.

   Yeope inneun neoui jjakgwa gachi gongbuhaera.

   Study with your partner next to you.

Synonyms

• 벌 (beol)
• 쌍 (雙, ssang)

Derived terms

• 짝수 (짝數, jjaksu, “even number”)
• 짝하다 (jjakhada, “to form a pair”)