-꺼정

Korean

Etymology

From Middle Korean ᄭᆞ자ᇰ〮 (Yale: skòcáng), related to synonymous Standard Seoul 까지 (kkaji).

Pronunciation

(SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈ʌ̹d͡ʑʌ̹ŋ]
Phonetic hangul: [꺼정]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization^?	kkeojeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	kkeojeong
McCune–Reischauer^?	kkŏjŏng
Yale Romanization^?	kkeceng

Particle

-꺼정 • (-kkeojeong)

(dialectal, including Gangwon, Gyeongsang, Hamgyong, Chungcheong, Seoul, Hwanghae) until, by
내가 아침부텀 인저꺼정 기냥 일 했 다 야.
Naega achim-buteom injeokkeojeong ginyang ilhaet-da-ya.
I've been working from the morning until now.
- 2013 June 21, 권문국 [gwonmun'guk], “나의 살던 고향은 [naui saldeon gohyang'eun]”, in KBS 고향극장 [KBS gohyanggeukjang]‎^[1], 함경남도 여흥군 (현 금야군) [hamgyeongnamdo yeoheunggun (hyeon geumyagun)]:
  부분대장이 돼가주고 저 낙동강옆변꺼정 갔 다가... 고향 에 와 서 왔 지
  Bubundaejang-i dwae-gajugo jeo nakdonggang'yeopbyeonkkeojeong gat-daga... gohyang-e wa-seo wat-ji
  So I became an assistant squad leader and went all the way down south until the river side of the Nakdong River... then I went [back north] to my hometown.
Synonym: (Standard Seoul) 까지 (kkaji) Synonym: (dialectal) -까정 (-kkajeong)