대꾸

Korean

Etymology 1

Of native Korean origin.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɛk͈u] ~ [te̞k͈u]
• Phonetic hangul: [대꾸/데꾸]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	daekku
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dae'kku
McCune–Reischauer?	taekku
Yale Romanization?	tay.kkwu

Noun

대꾸 • (daekku)

1. reply, response, rejoinder, riposte, retort

   대꾸를 못하다 ― daekku-reul mothada ― to have no response

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 말대꾸 (maldaekku, “backtalk”)
• 대꾸하다 (daekkuhada, “to reply, answer, talk back”)

Etymology 2

Presumably related to 자꾸 (jakku).

Adverb

대꾸 • (daekku)

1. Chungcheong and Hwanghae form of 자꾸 (jakku, “repeatedly, incessantly”)
   • 1981 February 23, 김환기 [gimhwan'gi], “되글 읽은 사람, 말글 읽은 사람 [doegeul ilgeun saram, malgeul ilgeun saram]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 충청남도 보령군 웅천면 (현 보령시 웅천읍) [chungcheongnamdo boryeonggun ungcheonmyeon (hyeon boryeongsi ungcheoneup)]:

     어머님이 인저 어먼님께서 대꾸 논얼 나눠 달라구 했싸오 그려.

     Eomeonim-i injeo eomeonnim-kkeseo daekku non-eol nanwo dalla-gu haetssa-o geuryeo.

     She repeatedly asked me to divide the paddy fields with mother.