처절
Korean
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Korean word from 凄切 (“bitter, sorrowful”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰʌ̹d͡ʑʌ̹ɭ]
- Phonetic hangul: [처절]
| Romanizations | |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization? | cheojeol |
| Revised Romanization (translit.)? | cheojeol |
| McCune–Reischauer? | ch'ŏjŏl |
| Yale Romanization? | checel |
Noun
[edit]Usage notes
[edit]- Although occasionally used as a noun in isolation, 처절 (cheojeol) is generally encountered as the non-verbal element of the light verb construction 처절하다 (cheojeol-hada). When conveying the noun meaning, the more common form is the verbal noun 처절함 (cheojeol-ham).
Derived terms
[edit]- 처절(凄切)하다 (cheojeolhada)