장독대

Korean

Alternative forms

• 장뚝간 (jangttukgan), 장꽝 (jangkkwang) — Chungcheong
• 장꼬박 (jangkkobak) — Gyeongsang
• 장독거리 (jangdokgeori), 장독곳 (jangdokgot) — Gangwon
• 장뚝대 (jangttukdae) — misspelling

Etymology

From 장(醬)독 (jangdok, “soy sauce jar”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-, genitive marker) +‎ 대(臺) (dae, “raised platform”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋt͈o̞k̚t͈ɛ] ~ [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ŋt͈o̞k̚t͈e̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [장(ː)똑때/장(ː)똑떼]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jangdokdae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jangdogdae
McCune–Reischauer?	changtoktae
Yale Romanization?	cāngqtoktay

Noun

장독대 • (jangdokdae) (hanja 醬독臺)

1. platform in the courtyard for placing large jars of ingredients to make soy sauce or fermented paste

   Synonym: (imperial) 장꼬(醬庫) (jangkko)