추임새

Korean

Etymology

From 추 (chu-, “to praise highly or excessively”) +‎ 이 (-i-, causative interfix) +‎ ㅁ (-m, verbal noun suffix) +‎ 새 (-sae, “appearance, state, degree”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰuimsʰɛ] ~ [t͡ɕʰuimsʰe̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [추임새/추임세]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	chu'imsae
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	chu'imsae
McCune–Reischauer?	ch'uimsae
Yale Romanization?	chwuimsay

Noun

추임새 • (chu'imsae)

1. (singing, in pansori) exclamation of praise called out by the drummer between verses to add energy and excitement; e.g. 좋지 (jochi, “well done”), 얼씨구 (eolssigu), 흥 (heung), etc.

   Synonyms: 보비유 (bobiyu), 조흥사(助興詞) (joheungsa)