턱
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| 터턱턲턳턴턵턶 턷털턹턺턻턼턽 턾턿텀텁텂텃텄 텅텆텇텈텉텊텋 | |
| 턔 ← | → 테 |
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Korean
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [tʰʌ̹k̚]
- Phonetic hangul: [턱]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | teok |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | teog |
| McCune–Reischauer? | t'ŏk |
| Yale Romanization? | thek |
Etymology 1
First attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean ᄐᆞᆨ〮 (Yale: thók).
Noun
턱 • (teok)
- chin, jaw, chops
- 턱에 축구공을 정통으로 맞아서 음식을 씹을 수가 없다.
- teok-e chukgugong-eul jeongtong-euro majaseo eumsig-eul ssibeul su-ga eopda.
- Since he was hit straight on the chin with a soccer ball, he can't eat.
Derived terms
- 아래턱 (araeteok)
- 위턱 (witeok)
- 턱걸이 (teokgeori)
- 턱밑 (teongmit)
- 턱받이 (teokbaji)
- 턱뼈 (teokppyeo)
- 턱수염 (teoksuyeom)
- 턱주가리 (teokjugari)
Etymology 2
Of native Korean origin.
Dependent noun
턱 • (teok)
- a cause; a reason; a possibility (used only to emphasize that no such thing exists)
- 그럴턱이 무조건 없어.
- geureol teok-i mujogeon eopseo.
- That's categorically impossible.
- 내가 알턱이 있겠냐?
- nae-ga al teok-i itgennya?
- What on earth is the reason I should know that?
Etymology 3
Of native Korean origin. From Middle Korean ᄩᅥᆨ (Yale: pthek). Onomatopoeic.
Ideophone
| Yin-form | 턱 (teok) |
|---|---|
| Yang-form | 탁 (tak) |
턱 • (teok)
- (onomatopoeia, of a large or heavy object) with a sudden, dull collision or burst
- (onomatopoeia) while spitting very vehemently
- with a sudden release or dissipation of a pent up emotion
- (of a person) with a sudden collapse
- (of shoulders, etc.) in a broadly set state
- (negative) suddenly being blocked, especially by an unwelcome event
See also
- 떡 (tteok)