기장

Korean

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gijang
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gijang
McCune–Reischauer?kijang
Yale Romanization?kicang

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 機長.

Noun

기장 • (gijang) (hanja 機長)

  1. pilot in command; plane captain

Etymology 2

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 기자ᇰ (Yale: kìcàng).

Noun

기장 • (gijang)

  1. proso millet (Panicum miliaceum)
Derived terms
  • 개기장 (gaegijang, “Japanese panicgrass”)
  • 기장대풀 (gijangdaepul)
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