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”)