Korean edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Korean 안직〮 (Yale: àncík); see the main entry for more.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?anjik
Revised Romanization (translit.)?anjig
McCune–Reischauer?anjik
Yale Romanization?an.cik

Adverb edit

안직 (anjik)

  1. (Jeolla dialect, Chungcheong, Hwanghae, Seoul) Dialectal form of 아직 (ajik, still; not yet).
    안직 끝났냐?
    Anjik an kkeunnannya?
    Are you still not finished?

Middle Korean edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /àn.t͡sík/, [àn.d͡ʑík̚]

Adverb edit

안직〮 (àncík)

  1. still
    Synonym: ᄉᆞᆫᄌᆡ〮 (sòncóy)
  2. (with explicit or implicit verbal negation) yet; not yet
    Synonym: ᄉᆞᆫᄌᆡ〮 (sòncóy)
  3. for a while
  4. from now on
  5. for now, for the time being
Alternative forms edit
Descendants edit
  • Korean: 아직 (ajik), 안직 (anjik), 안즉 (anjeuk)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Korean 最只 (*ANCik).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /án.t͡sìk/, [án.d͡ʑìk̚]

Adverb edit

안〮직 (áncìk)

  1. most, -est (adds superlative meaning to adjectives)
    Synonym: ᄆᆞᆺ〮 (mós)
  2. extremely, completely (adds intensive meaning to verbs)
    Synonym: ᄀᆞ자ᇰ〮 (kòcáng)

References edit

  • 박선우 [bakseonu] (1998) “중세어 부사 '안직, 아직, ᄆᆞᆺ, ᄀᆞ자ᇰ'의 의미연구 [jungseeo busa anjik, ajik, mᆞt, gᆞjaᇰ ui uimiyeon'gu, Study on the semantics of Middle Korean adverbs ancik, acik, mos, kocang]”, in Han'gugeohak, volume 7, pages 159—191