옷자락

Korean

Etymology

From 옷 (ot, “clothing”) +‎ -자락 (-jarak).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [o̞t̚t͡ɕ͈a̠ɾa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [옫짜락]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?otjarak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?osjalag
McCune–Reischauer?otcharak
Yale Romanization?oscalak

Noun

옷자락 • (otjarak)

  1. bottom edge of a piece of garment; hem
    • 2010, “당을 노래하노라 [dang'eul noraehanora, I Sing in Praise of the Party]”, Cha Yong-do (차영도) (lyrics), Hwang Jin-yong (황진영) (music):
      천만의 아들딸 영웅으로 키워온
      그대의 붉은 당기발
      기폭에 어머니옷자락이 어려와
      목메여 노래하노라
      Cheonman-ui adeulttal yeong'ung-euro kiwoon
      'geudae-ui bulgeun danggibal
      Gipoge eomeoniotjarag-i eoryeowa
      Mongmeyeo noraeha-nora
      Your bright red Party banner,
      Having nurtured and turned myriad children into heroes,
      Yet faintly mirrors my mother's skirt's hem in its fluttering folds.
      Choked with emotion, I am singing this anthem to you.
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