지차리

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽t͡sít͡sʰali⫽

Noun

지〮차〮리〮 (cíchálí)

  1. house centipede (centipedes of the family Scutigeridae)
    • 1527, 훈몽자회 [hunmongjahoe], 예산문고본 [yesanmun'gobon] edition, volume , page 12a:
      () 지〮차〮리〮
      YWÙ cíchálí ywù
      [is read] ywù [and means] house centipede