동작

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動作, from 動 (“moving”) + 作 (“working”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)작]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?dongjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?dongjag
McCune–Reischauer?tongjak
Yale Romanization?tōngcak

Noun

동작 • (dongjak) (hanja 動作)

  1. movement (of the body); action

Derived terms

See also

  • 작동 (jakdong, “operation”)
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