동작

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 動作, from 動 (“moving”) + 作 (“working”)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ˈto̞(ː)ŋd͡ʑa̠k̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [동(ː)작]
  • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dongjak
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dongjag
McCune–Reischauer?	tongjak
Yale Romanization?	tōngcak

Noun

동작 • (dongjak) (hanja 動作)

1. movement (of the body); action

Derived terms

• 동작하다 (dongjakhada, “to move, to do a motion”)

See also

• 작동 (jakdong, “operation”)