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둘째

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Korean

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Etymology

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Korean numbers (edit)
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    Native isol.: (dul)
    Native attr.: (du)
    Sino-Korean: (i)
    Hanja:
    Ordinal: 둘째 (duljjae)

First attested in the Seokbo sangjeol (釋譜詳節 / 석보상절), 1447, as Middle Korean 둘차히 (Yale: twulchahi), equivalent to (dul) +‎ (-jjae).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈtu(ː)ʎt͡ɕ͈ɛ] ~ [ˈtu(ː)ʎt͡ɕ͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?duljjae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?duljjae
McCune–Reischauer?tultchae
Yale Romanization?twūlccay

Numeral

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둘째 (duljjae)

  1. second, next after the first; the ordinal number for two