추임새

Korean

Etymology

From 추- (chu-, “to praise highly or excessively”) +‎ -이- (-i-, causative interfix) +‎ -ㅁ (-m, verbal noun suffix) +‎ -새 (-sae, “appearance, state, degree”).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʰuimsʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰuimsʰe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [추임새/추임세]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?chu'imsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?chu'imsae
McCune–Reischauer?ch'uimsae
Yale Romanization?chwuimsay

Noun

추임새 • (chu'imsae)

  1. (singing, in pansori) exclamation of praise called out by the drummer between verses to add energy and excitement; e.g. 좋지 (jochi, “well done”), 얼씨구 (eolssigu), 흥 (heung), etc.
    Synonyms: 보비유 (bobiyu), 조흥사(助興詞) (joheungsa)
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