걱정

Korean

Etymology

First attested in the Yeogeo yuhaebo (譯語類解補 / 역어유해보), 1775, as Early Modern Korean 걱뎡 (Yale: kektyeng).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kʌ̹k̚t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹ŋ]
• Phonetic hangul: [걱쩡]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geokjeong
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geogjeong
McCune–Reischauer?	kŏkchŏng
Yale Romanization?	kekceng

Noun

걱정 • (geokjeong)

1. anxiety; worry

Derived terms

• 걱정하다 (geokjeonghada, “to worry, feel anxious”)