Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 造作 (fabrication, invention).

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕo̞(ː)d͡ʑa̠k̚]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jojak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jojag
McCune–Reischauer?chojak
Yale Romanization?cōcak

Noun edit

조작 (jojak) (hanja 造作)

  1. fabrication, invention, rigging
    Synonym: 주작(做作) (jujak)

Derived terms edit