잣

잣	U+C7A3, 잣 HANGUL SYLLABLE JAS

Composition:

ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅅ

← 잢
[U+C7A2]

Hangul Syllables

잤 →
[U+C7A4]

이 ←	→ 재
자 작잒잓잔잕잖 잗잘잙잚잛잜잝 잞잟잠 잡잢잣잤 장잦잧잨잩잪잫

Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 잣〮 (Yale: cás).

Pronunciation

(Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕas⫽
(Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t̚]
Phonetic hangul: [잗]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jas
Yale Romanization^?	cas

Noun

잣 (jat)

long stone wall

Derived terms

우잣 (ujat)
우잣담 (ujatdam)
잣백 (jatbaek)
잣백담 (jatbaekdam)

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 잣〯 (cǎs), from Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 잣〯 (Yale: cǎs).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠(ː)t̚]
Phonetic hangul: [잗(ː)]
- Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jas
McCune–Reischauer^?	chat
Yale Romanization^?	cās

Noun

잣 • (jat)

pine nut
Synonyms: 송자(松子) (songja), 백자(柏子) (baekja)
short for 잣나무 (jannamu, “Korean pine tree”)

Derived terms

잣죽 (jatjuk)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t̚]
Phonetic hangul: [잗]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	jas
McCune–Reischauer^?	chat
Yale Romanization^?	cas

Noun

잣 • (jat)

euphemistic form of 좆 (jot, “cock, dick”)

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Old Korean 城叱 (*CAs). Likely related to Baekje サシ (*casi, “fortress”).^[1]

Compare Old Japanese さし (sasi), a loanword for Korean toponyms recorded in the Nihon Shoki, 720. Possibly cognate, via Japanese, with Ainu チャシ (casi, “fence; enclosure; castle; fortress”).^[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sás/

Noun

잣〮 (cás) (locative 자〮새〮 (cás-áy), alternative locative 자새〮 (càs-áy))

walled city, town, or fortress
- 1400s [1390s], “신도가/新都歌 [Sindo-ga]”, in 악장가사/樂章歌詞 [Akjang Gasa]:
  잣 다온뎌 當(다ᇰ)今(금)景(ᄭᅧᇰ) 잣 다온뎌
  cas tawontye TANG.KUM-s-KYENG cas tawontye
  What a splendid city this scene today is! What a splendid city!

Derived terms

밧잣 (pascas)

Descendants

Jeju: 잣 (jat)
Korean: 재 (jae)

Etymology 2

From Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡sǎs/

Noun

잣〯 (cǎs)

pine nut

Descendants

Korean: 잣 (jat)

References

^ Vovin, Alexander (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎^[1], volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240
^ Mary Neighbour Parent (2001) “Chashi”, in Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System

[1] Vovin, Alexander (2013) “From Koguryo to T'amna”, in Korean Linguistics‎^[1], volume 15, number 2 (PDF), John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, pages 222-240

[2] Mary Neighbour Parent (2001) “Chashi”, in Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System

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