꼴찌

Korean

Etymology

Of native Korean origin. From 꼴 (kkol) +‎ 찌 (jji).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [k͈o̞ʎt͡ɕ͈i]
• Phonetic hangul: [꼴찌]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	kkoljji
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	kkoljji
McCune–Reischauer?	kkoltchi
Yale Romanization?	kkolcci

Noun

꼴찌 • (kkoljji)

1. (someone or something who is) the worst, last, bottom

   내 말이 꼴찌로 들어왔다.

   Nae mar-i kkoljji-ro deureowatda.

   My horse came in last.

2. worst performer, tailender, backmarker

   나는 수학은 반에서 늘 꼴찌였다.

   Na-neun suhag-eun ban-eseo neul kkoljjiyeotda.

   I was always the worst performer of the class in maths.

Derived terms

• 꼴찌상(賞) (kkoljjisang, “last place, booby prize”)
• 꼴찌팀 (kkoljjitim, “losing team”)