자기
Korean
Etymology 1
Sino-Korean word from 自己, from 自 (“self”) + 己 (“self”).
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [자기]
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jagi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jagi |
McCune–Reischauer? | chagi |
Yale Romanization? | caki |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자기의 / 자기에 / 자기까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on both syllables, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.
Noun
자기 • (jagi) (hanja 自己)
- oneself
- Synonym: 자신(自身) (jasin)
- the self; the ego
- Synonym: 자아(自我) (jaa)
- (endearing) baby, honey (commonly as vocative 자기야)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 磁氣.
Pronunciation
- (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕa̠(ː)ɡi]
- Phonetic hangul: [자(ː)기]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations | |
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Revised Romanization? | jagi |
Revised Romanization (translit.)? | jagi |
McCune–Reischauer? | chagi |
Yale Romanization? | cāki |
- South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 자기의 / 자기에 / 자기까지
Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, and also heightens the subsequent suffixed syllable.
Noun
자기 • (jagi) (hanja 磁氣)
- magnetism
- Synonym: 쇠끌이 (soekkeuri)