Korean

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Etymology

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Perhaps reduplication of 잘— (jal-, “to be finely cut, to be small”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jajal
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jajal
McCune–Reischauer?chajal
Yale Romanization?cacal

Root

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자잘 (jajal)

  1. Root of 자잘하다 (jajalhada, (of multiple objects) to be tiny). Rarely used alone.