쪽발이
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Korean
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Etymology
[edit]쪽발 (jjokbal, “cloven foot”) + 이 (-i, agentive noun suffix). One origin claimed that it referred to the geta shoes traditionally worn by Japanese people.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈o̞k̚p͈a̠ɾi]
- Phonetic hangul: [쪽빠리]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | jjokbari |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jjogbal'i |
| McCune–Reischauer? | tchokpari |
| Yale Romanization? | ccokpal.i |
Noun
[edit]쪽발이 • (jjokbari)
- one-legged thing
- cloven foot
- (derogatory, ethnic slur) Japanese person, Jap