자최

Middle Korean

Etymology

From Old Korean 跡烏 (*CACHwo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sà.t͡sʰój/

Noun

자최〮 (càchwóy)

1. mark; trace; legacy
   • 1459, 月印釋譜 / 월인석보 [Worin seokbo], page 4:27a:

     일〮희 자최〮 ᄲᅥ즛ᄒᆞᆯᄊᆡ〮 狼(라ᇰ)迹(젹〮)山(산)이〮라〮 ᄒᆞ〮ᄂᆞ니

     ílhùy càchwóy spècùshòlssóy LÀNG.CYÉK.SÀN-ílá hónònì

     As it resembles the mark of a wolf, it is called 狼迹山 [literally, wolf-mark-mountain].

Descendants

• Korean: 자취 (jachwi)