조개

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Hyang'yak gugeupbang (鄕藥救急方 / 향약구급방), 1236, as Late Old Korean 召介 (Yale: *cwokay).

In the hangul script, first attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 조개 (Yale: cwokay).

Also attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean 죠개 (Yale: cywokay).

Possibly cognate with Korean 게 (ge, “crab”)

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞ɡɛ] ~ [t͡ɕo̞ɡe̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [조개/조게]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jogae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jogae
McCune–Reischauer?chogae
Yale Romanization?cokay

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 조개의 / 조개에 / 조개까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch only on the second syllable, except before consonant-initial multisyllabic suffixes, when it takes full low pitch.

Noun

조개 • (jogae)

  1. molluscan shellfish
  2. clam

Derived terms

  • 조개껍질 (jogaekkeopjil, “shells, clamshells”)
  • 코끼리조개 (kokkirijogae, “geoduck”)
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