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U+C9C8, 질
HANGUL SYLLABLE JIL
Composition: + +

[U+C9C7]
Hangul Syllables
[U+C9C9]
See also: -질




즤 ←→ 짜

Korean

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Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jil
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jil
McCune–Reischauer?chil
Yale Romanization?cil

Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from (substance; quality)

Noun

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(jil) (hanja )

  1. quality
    Coordinate term: 양(量) (yang, quantity)
    나쁜 종이jir-i nappeun jong'ibad-quality paper
    우리 좋은 포도주 마셨다.Uri-neun jil jo'eun podoju-reul masyeotda.We had some good-quality wine.
  2. nature, disposition
    뛰어나게 좋은 학생ttwieonage jir-i jo'eun haksaengan exceptionally brilliant student
    보기 달리 나쁜 사람이다.
    Geu-neun bogi-wa-neun dalli jir-i nappeun saram-ida.
    Unlike his appearance, he is a bad person.
    어머니 좋은 친구 어울리는 싫어하셨다.
    Eomeoni-neun nae-ga jir-i an jo'eun chin'gu-deul-gwa eoullineun geos-eul sireo-hasyeotda.
    My mother didn't like me hanging around with a bad crowd.
  3. matter
    식물 singmul jilvegetable matter
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from (vagina).

Noun

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(jil) (hanja )

  1. (anatomy) vagina
    Synonym: (vulgar) 보지 (boji)
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Etymology 3

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See the main entries. Palatalization of /ki-/ is the norm in southern and eastern dialects.

Standard Korean (gil, breaking in) was formed by hypercorrection in response to this. The original (jil) form is therefore retained by dialects throughout Korea, including those which do not undergo palatalization.

Noun

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(jil)

  1. Hamgyong, Gyeongsang, Jeolla dialect, and Gangwon form of (gil, all definitions).
    근데 여기 소남기 질가에 핵교 있는데 (Gangwon, Goseong)
    geunde yeogi sonamgi jeo ap-e ga-myeon jilga'e haekgyo-ga inneunde
    But if you walk ahead of the pine tree over here, there is a school by the road
  2. Dialectal form of (gil, (of animals, tools) being broken in).

Etymology 4

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Sino-Korean word from (folding case, wrapper)

Noun

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(jil) (hanja )

  1. folding case, wrapper (for books)
  2. Classifier for a set of books. volume
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Etymology 5

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Possibly from 질다 (jilda, “soft, watery”)

Noun

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(jil)

  1. potter's clay; unglazed clay
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  • 질그릇 (jilgeureut, “pottery, earthenware”)

Etymology 6

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Sino-Korean word from (official ranks; official salaries)

Noun

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(jil) (hanja )

  1. (historical) official ranks; official salaries
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Etymology 7

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Compare 질질 (jiljil, ideophonic root for spilling liquid).

Noun

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(jil)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) soy sauce
    Synonym: 간장 (ganjang)

Etymology 8

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See the main entries.

Verb

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(jil)

  1. irrealis adnominal of 지다 (jida, all definitions): see 지다 (jida), (-eul).
  2. irrealis adnominal of 질다 (jilda, to be squishy): see 질다 (jilda), (-eul).

Etymology 9

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Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

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(jil)