설거지

Korean

Etymology

First attested as Early Modern Korean 설거지 (selkeci) in the Gukhan hoeeo (國韓會語 / 국한회어), 1896. Equivalent to Middle Korean 설엊- (selGec-, “to clear up”) +‎ -이 (-i, nominalizer), modern 서릊- (seoreut-) +‎ -이 (-i).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [sʰʌ̹ɭɡʌ̹d͡ʑi]
  • Phonetic hangul: [설거지]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?seolgeoji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?seolgeoji
McCune–Reischauer?sŏlgŏji
Yale Romanization?sel.keci

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 설거지의 / 설거지에 / 설거지까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch on the second syllable, and lowers the pitch of subsequent suffixes.

Noun

Derived verbs
Active 설거지하다

설거지 • (seolgeoji)

  1. dishwashing, washing-up
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