재채기

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean ᄌᆞᄎᆡ욤 (Yale: cochoyywom).

ᄌᆞᄎᆡ욤 is not the direct ancestor of Modern 재채기 (jaechaegi). Both are derived via a nominalizing suffix, -m for the former and -ki for the latter, from the (unattested) verb *ᄌᆞᄎᆡ다 (*cochoyta, “to sneeze”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛt͡ɕʰɛɡi] ~ [t͡ɕe̞t͡ɕʰe̞ɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [재채기/제체기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jaechaegi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jaechaegi
McCune–Reischauer?	chaech'aegi
Yale Romanization?	cay.chayki

Noun

재채기 • (jaechaegi)

1. sneeze

Derived terms

• 재채기하다 (jaechaegihada, “to sneeze”)

See also

• 기침 (gichim, “cough”)