잡개

Korean

Etymology

From 잡— (jap-, “to grab”) +‎ -개 (-gae, inanimate agentive suffix), literally "the grabber".

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠p̚k͈ɛ] ~ [t͡ɕa̠p̚k͈e̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [잡깨/잡께]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?japgae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jabgae
McCune–Reischauer?chapkae
Yale Romanization?capkay

Noun

잡개 • (japgae)

  1. (ginseng-harvesters' cant) the hand
    Synonym: (non-cant) 손 (son, “hand”)
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