칼집

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. 칼 (kal, “sword”) +‎ -ㅅ- (-s-, genitive interfix; omitted from the spelling, but this causes the tense phonation of the following consonant) +‎ 집 (jip).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?kaljip
Revised Romanization (translit.)?kaljib
McCune–Reischauer?k'alchip
Yale Romanization?khalqcip

Noun

칼집 • (kaljip)

  1. sheath, scabbard
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