자욱

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠uk̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [자욱]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jauk
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaug
McCune–Reischauer?	chauk
Yale Romanization?	cawuk

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 자곡 (Yale: càkwòk).

This form can be explained with the medial -k- leniting into -G- and then disappearing. However, such a form is not attested in the Middle Korean corpus.

Noun

자욱 • (jauk)

1. (proscribed, sometimes literary or poetic) Alternative form of 자국 (jaguk)

Derived terms

• 발자욱 (baljauk)

Etymology 2

Root

자욱 • (jauk)

1. Root of 자욱하다 (jaukhada). Rarely used alone.