설거지

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Early Modern Korean 설거지 (selkeci) in the Gukhan hoeeo (國韓會語 / 국한회어), 1896. Equivalent to Middle Korean 설엊- (selGec-, “to clear up”) +‎ -이 (-i, nominalizer), modern 서릊- (seoreut-) +‎ -이 (-i).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭɡʌ̹d͡ʑi]
• Phonetic hangul: [설거지]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	seolgeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	seolgeoji
McCune–Reischauer?	sŏlgŏji
Yale Romanization?	sel.keci

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 설거지의 / 설거지에 / 설거지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

Derived verbs

Active	설거지하다

설거지 • (seolgeoji)

1. dishwashing, washing-up