총각

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 總角.

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕʰo̞(ː)ŋɡa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chonggak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chonggag
McCune–Reischauer?ch'onggak
Yale Romanization?chōngkak

Noun

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총각 (chonggak) (hanja 總角)

  1. unmarried man

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: チョンガー (chongā)