잣

잣 U+C7A3, 잣 HANGUL SYLLABLE JAS Composition: ㅈ + ㅏ + ㅅ ← 잢 [U+C7A2] Hangul Syllables 잤 → [U+C7A4]

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Jeju

Etymology

From Middle Korean 잣〮 (Yale: cás).

Pronunciation

• (Morphophonemic) IPA^(key): ⫽t͡ɕas⫽
• (Jeju City) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [잗]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jas
Yale Romanization?	cas

Noun

잣 (jat)

1. long stone wall

Derived terms

• 잣백 (jatbaek)
• 우잣담 (ujatdam)
• 잣백담 (jatbaekdam)
• 우잣 (ujat)

Korean

Etymology 1

From Middle Korean 잣〯 (cǎs), from Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

In the Hangul script, first attested in the Hunminjeong'eum haerye (訓民正音解例 / 훈민정음해례), 1446, as Middle Korean 잣〯 (Yale: cǎs).

Pronunciation

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

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jas
McCune–Reischauer?	chat
Yale Romanization?	cās

Noun

잣 • (jat)

1. pine nut

   Synonyms: 송자(松子) (songja), 백자(柏子) (baekja)

2. Short for 잣나무 (jannamu, “Korean pine tree”).

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠t̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [잗]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jat
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jas
McCune–Reischauer?	chat
Yale Romanization?	cas

Noun

잣 • (jat)

1. Euphemistic form of 좆 (jot, “cock, dick”).

Middle Korean

Etymology 1

From Old Korean 城叱 (*CAs). Likely related to Baekje サシ (*casi, “fortress”).

Compare Old Japanese さし (sasi), a loanword for Korean toponyms recorded in the Nihon Shoki, 720. Possibly cognate, via Japanese, with Ainu チャシ (casi, “fence; enclosure; castle; fortress”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sás/

Noun

잣〮 (cás) (locative 자〮새〮 (cás-áy), alternative locative 자새〮 (càs-áy))

1. walled city, town, or fortress
   • 1400s [1390s], “신도가/新都歌 [Sindo-ga]”, in 악장가사/樂章歌詞 [Akjang Gasa]:

     잣 다온뎌 當(다ᇰ)今(금)景(ᄭᅧᇰ) 잣 다온뎌

     cas tawontye TANG.KUM-s-KYENG cas tawontye

     What a splendid city this scene today is! What a splendid city!

Derived terms

밧잣 (pascas)

Descendants

• Jeju: 잣 (jat)
• Korean: 재 (jae)

Etymology 2

From Old Korean 栢史 (*CAsi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sǎs/

Noun

잣〯 (cǎs)

1. pine nut

Descendants

• Korean: 잣 (jat)