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자리

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Jeju

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Etymology

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Of native Jeju origin.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /t͡ɕa̠ɾi/

Noun

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자리 (jari)

  1. pair
    Synonym: (chak)

Korean

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Etymology

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First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean 자리〮 (Yale: càlí).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɾi]
    • Audio:(file)
  • Phonetic hangul: []
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jali
McCune–Reischauer?chari
Yale Romanization?cali

Noun

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자리 (jari)

  1. space, place, site (occupied by something or someone)
    교실에는 학생 앉을 자리 있다.
    I gyosir-eneun ibaengmyeong-ui haksaeng-deur-i anjeul jariga itda.
    This classroom seats two hundred students.
  2. seat, position, role, job, post, -ship
    장관 자리janggwan jariministership
  3. mat, bed, bedding
    자리 마련하다jari-reul maryeonhadato prepare a sleeping mat
  4. (as a suffix) constellation
    거문고자리Geomun'gojariLyra
    물고기자리MulgogijariPisces

Derived terms

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