젓가락

Korean

FWOTD – 13 August 2014

젓가락

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): 젓갈 (jeotgal)

Etymology

From 저(箸) (jeo, “chopstick”) +‎ ㅅ (-s-) +‎ 가락 (garak, “rod”). First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean 졋가락 (Yale: cyeskalak).

Despite the matching hanja, the 저 (jeo) element is not Sino-Korean; see entry for details.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʌ̹t̚k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚] ~ [t͡ɕʌ̹k͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [젇까락/저까락]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jeotgarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jeosgalag
McCune–Reischauer?	chŏtkarak
Yale Romanization?	ceskalak

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 젓가락의 / 젓가락에 / 젓가락까지

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

South Korean Standard Language	젓가락 (jeotgarak)
North Korean Standard Language	저가락 (jeogarak)

Noun

젓가락 • (jeotgarak)

1. chopsticks

   Synonyms: (Pyongan ginseng-harvesters' cant) 형데무투 (hyeongdemutu), (Jeju) 하시 (hasi)

   젓가락으로 먹다 ― jeotgarag-euro meokda ― to eat with chopsticks

   국수를 먹으려면 젓가락이 있어야 한다.

   Guksu-reul meogeuryeomyeon jeotgarag-i isseoya handa.

   You need chopsticks to eat noodles.

   젓가락을 내려놓을 때 소리가 나지 않도록 조심하세요.

   Jeotgarag-eul naeryeono'eul ttae sori-ga naji antorok josimhaseyo.

   Be careful not to make sounds when you are putting down your chopsticks.

   • 2014, 중국의 도둑 클래스, 젓가락으로 스마트폰 훔치고 `끝`

     사진 속에는 자전거를 타고 가는 여성의 뒤를 따라가며 젓가락으로 스마트폰을 훔치는 남성이 담겨 있다.

     Sajin sog-e-neun jajeon'geo-reul tago ganeun yeoseong-ui dwi-reul ttaragamyeo jeotgarag-euro seumateupon-eul humchineun namseong-i damgyeo itda.

     The picture shows the thief following the woman riding the bicycle and using chopsticks to snatch the smartphone from her.

2. mouthful (a unit used to count the amount of food that one can pick up with chopsticks)

   국수 한 젓가락 ― guksu han jeotgarak ― one mouthful of noodles

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 젓가락질 (jeotgarakjil, “using chopsticks, handling chopsticks”)

See also

• 숟가락 (sutgarak, “spoon”)
• 수저(箸) (sujeo, “spoon and chopsticks”)
• 좆까라 (jotkkara, “fuck you!”) (slang, vulgar, offensive)